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Brief Summary
The National Assembly is reviewing five State Council nominees, including Kim Yong-hoon for Minister of Employment and Labor. Key issues include Kim's delayed local income tax payments and past involvement in labor-related legal violations. His qualifications for the State Council are under scrutiny due to these issues.
- Kim Yong-hoon, nominee for Minister of Employment and Labor, belatedly paid five years of overdue local income tax after his nomination.
- Kim's political background includes multiple instances of business obstruction and violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act during his tenures in labor unions.
- A court previously fined Kim and held him responsible for significant damages to Korea Railroad Corporation due to a railway strike he led.
Kim Yong-hoon's Unpaid Taxes
Kim Yong-hoon, the nominee for Minister of Employment and Labor, faced scrutiny for failing to pay his local income tax for five years starting in 2017. Despite earning additional income from his work with the Justice Party and book royalties, he only settled these tax obligations after being nominated for the ministerial position. His representatives claimed that they became aware of the unpaid taxes during the hearing preparation and promptly addressed the issue.
Kim Yong-hoon's History of Labor Activism and Legal Issues
Kim Yong-hoon's background includes significant involvement in labor activism, particularly during his time as chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. His political history is marked by five cases involving obstruction of business and violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act. In 2006, he was fined 10 million won for leading a railway strike that resulted in 13.5 billion won in damages to Korea Railroad Corporation.
