Cha Hee-sang: "Solving Low Birth Rate Problem to Revitalize Economy"

Independent Gyeonggi Province Provincial Councilor Cha Hee-sang, candidate for Suwon District 4 (Ballot Number 7), presented his vision on the 26th to actively address the low birth rate problem for economic revitalization and sustainable development.

During morning street campaigning that day, Candidate Cha Hee-sang stated, "The government and Gyeonggi Province only talk about solving the low birth rate problem but produce no actual results," and added, "I will expand and establish public childcare facilities where mothers can comfortably entrust their children, and will also strengthen support for private childcare facilities."

He emphasized, "If we cannot solve the low birth rate problem, our country will rapidly enter an aging society where we spend more years without work than with work," and continued, "This is the time to urgently implement policies that create a social environment for raising children, such as establishing public childcare facilities at the district level."

Regarding the problems of low birth rate and aging society, Candidate Cha Hee-sang pointed out, "A declining birth rate ultimately means fewer young people available to work," and noted, "The low birth rate ultimately results in not only a loss to society as a whole but also a reduction in people who can care for our seniors, which inevitably leads to stagnation of the entire nation."

To address this, Candidate Cha Hee-sang pointed out that Gyeonggi Province currently lacks even a dedicated department to comprehensively address the low birth rate problem, and proposed establishing a tentatively named "Low Birth Rate Support Division" under either the Health and Welfare Bureau or the Family and Women Policy Bureau.

Meanwhile, Candidate Cha Hee-sang, challenging for his third term, pointed out problems in the party nomination process for the Gwonseon District area and left the party before announcing his candidacy, stating, "I will work as representatives of citizens rather than as a member of a political party."