Kim Yong-beom’s ‘National Dividend’ Call Puts Record Tax Revenue in Focus

Kim Yong-beom, chief of presidential policy, has stirred political debate by suggesting the need to discuss a “national dividend” based on record-level tax revenue. He also said the Korean economy could enter a “Goldilocks” phase, prompting interpretations that he was opening the door to basic income talks in the AI era. Explanations followed that the idea was not a windfall tax on companies, but a question of how to use excess tax revenue. Conservative circles criticized the remarks, asking whether this amounted to distributing corporate profits. Source: mk.co.kr