Party and government: ”Bill to be proposed in July to establish a Population Strategy Planning Department to oversee low birthrates and aging society”

The party and government have decided to propose related legislation within July to quickly establish a Population Strategy and Planning Agency, which will serve as a control tower for responding to the low birthrate and aging population.
The government, the Presidential Office, and the People's Power held a high-ranking meeting of the Party and Political Science Consultative Conference at the Prime Minister's residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on June 30.
The parliament convened and made the decision. In order to deal with the low birth rate and aging population, a new Population Strategy Planning Department will be established at the deputy prime minister level, and the government will propose a related bill within July and move forward with it swiftly.
Kwak Gyu-taek, first spokesman for the People's Power Party, held a press conference related to the party-government council at the National Assembly Communication Center on the same day and said, "Today, the party-government council decided to establish a Population Strategy Planning Department, which will be a deputy prime minister-level planning department."
"We agreed and exchanged in-depth opinions on the government reorganization plan," he said, adding, "We decided to hold a joint briefing on the government reorganization plan tomorrow (July 1) morning with relevant departments."
The party will first swiftly draft a revision to the Government Organization Act, which will include the basis for establishing a Population Strategy Planning Department, and a revision to the Basic Act on Low Birthrates and an Aging Society, which will include the authority to allocate and adjust budgets for low birthrate programs, by the end of July.
The revised bill states that the newly established Population Strategy and Planning Department will be responsible for establishing mid- to long-term national development strategies related to population, planning and evaluating population policies, allocating and adjusting budgets for low birthrate programs, and implementing social welfare measures.
The plan calls for each ministry to be in charge of specific policies and projects. First Spokesperson Kwak said, "The government and party will work to have the newly established Population Strategy and Planning Department take on strong policy planning and planning roles.
"We agreed that we must be equipped with the ability to coordinate and evaluate and responsibly perform the function of a control tower," he said, adding, "We will oversee and adjust population policies, and will be able to pre-debate, evaluate and return the low birthrate budget."
The actual authority to request the flow of water will be given to the Minister of Population Strategy and Planning,” he said. Meanwhile, the meeting also discussed measures to deal with the damage caused by the Hwaseong fire and to prevent a recurrence.
The government and party will: △ inspect similar dangerous factories and facilities △ conduct fire safety training for non-regular workers and foreign workers △ consider measures to strengthen fire resistance for finishing materials for factory buildings
△We have decided to promote the review of fire protection facility standards, etc.