Controversy Over Disclosing the National Pension's 'Unfunded Liability'… 'Fearmongering' vs. 'First Step Toward Reform'

A Potential Liability for Future Generations… Emerges as a 'Hot Potato'

Government Does Not Recognize It as an 'Official Statistic'
Concern That It Could Be Mistaken for National Debt
Even Officially Acknowledged During the Roh Moo-hyun Administration's Pension Reform
National Assembly Budget Office Recently Estimated It at 1,820 Trillion Won

Must Know the Scale of the Liability for Structural Reform
A Quantitative Indicator of the Debt Burden Before and After Reform Is Needed
"On the Grounds That the Exact Figure Cannot Be Known,
the Seriousness of the Debt Bomb Must Not Be Hidden"

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