다음은 프리존뉴스 http://www.freezonenews.com 에 있는 기사임. 이 기사와 관련이 있는 Bloomberg의 영문 기사를 이 기사 뒤에 올릴 것임. -------------------------------------------------------- 이명박 “햇볕정책 폐기하지 않을 것” “북한 지도자 김정일과도 기꺼이 만날 것”.. 美 블룸버그 인터뷰서 언급 김필재 기자 기자, 2007-10-31 오전 11:51:09 이명박 한나라당 대통령 후보가 30일 블룸버그 텔레비전과의 인터뷰에서 햇볕정책을 폐기하지 않겠다는 입장을 밝혀 논란이 예상된다. ⓒ bloomberg.com 이명박 한나라당 대통령후보가 미 언론과의 인터뷰에서 “햇볕정책을 폐기하지(포기하지) 않을 것”이며 “대통령에 당선되면 개성공단, 금강산 관광 등 북한과의 경제협력사업을 계속할 것”이라는 입장을 밝혔다. (원문) Lee's GNP has historically opposed the ‘‘Sunshine Policy’‘ of engagement with North Korea started by former President Kim Dae Jung and continued by President Roh Moo Hyun. Still, Lee said he won't abandon the policy and is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il should he become president. 이 후보는 30일 미국의 경제전문언론인 ‘블룸버그 텔레비전’과의 인터뷰에서 이 같이 밝히고 “북한 지도자 김정일과도 기꺼이 만날 것”이라고 말했다. 이 후보는 그러나 논란이 되고 있는 평화체제 문제와 관련해서는 “북핵 협상의 진전 상황에 따라 이를 이행할 수 있을 것”이라면서도 “북한이 핵을 보유하고 있는 한 평화협정은 있을 수 없다”면서 기존의 입장을 재차 강조했다. 김정일 정권에 대한 이 후보의 이 같은 입장은 얼마 전 캠프 선대위 부위원장으로 선출된 정형근 의원의 대북관과도 일맥상통한다. 정 의원은 김정일-노무현 정권이 주도한 반헌법적 10.4선언(평양선언)이 발표된 직후 한겨레신문과 가진 인터뷰에서 평양선언을 기본 틀을 수용할 것이라는 입장을 밝힌 바 있다. 정 의원은 평양선언에 대해 “2000년 6.15남북정상회담 공동선언보다 진일보했다. 전반적으로 진전되고, 바른 방향으로 가는 것으로 봐야한다”고 밝힌 뒤, 평양회담 결과에 대해서도 “한반도 평화 안정, 한반도 투자 등은 굉장히 좋은 것”이라고 말했다. 이와 함께 평양회담을 놓고 한나라당에서 부정적인 목소리가 많이 들린다는 지적에 대해서도 “한나라당의 큰 틀은 대북관계를 총괄하는 내 이야기가 맞다고 보면 된다”면서 “미흡한 부분을 강하게 지적하다 보니 그렇게 보이는 것”이라고 주장했다. 한편, 이 후보는 “대통령에 당선되면 현행 25%인 법인세를 20%까지 감면할 것”이라며 “기업의 세금감면은 기업들이 투자할 수 있는 금융자산을 증가시킬 것”이라고 말했다. 그는 “금산분리 규제완화와 법인세 감면 등을 한다면 7% 경제성장을 이룰 수 있다”고 덧붙였다. 블룸버그는 이에 대해 오석태 씨티그룹 이코노미스트의 말을 인용, “7% 성장에 동의하는 경제학자는 거의 없고, 법인세 감면과 재벌의 은행 소유를 허락하는 것은 일시적으로는 성장을 유인할 수 있으나 경제의 정상적인 성장을 유지하기 힘들 것”이라고 평가했다. 김필재 기자 (spooner1@freezonenews.com) ------------------------------------------------------ 다음은 Bloomberg.com http://www.bloomberg.com 에 있는 기사임. 위의 기사와 관련이 있는 기사임. ------------------------------------ Lee, Seeking South Korean Presidency, Would Cut Taxes (Update1) By Heejin Koo and Bill Dorman Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Lee Myung Bak, the leading candidate to become South Korea's next president, said he'll cut corporate taxes and make it easier for industrial groups to own stakes in financial firms should he win the election in December. ``Tax breaks for businesses will enable us to increase financial resources for corporations to invest,'' Lee, candidate for the opposition Grand National Party, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. ``I seek to increase incentives for corporations and achieve economic growth.'' Lee says growth would speed to a 7 percent annual pace under his plan to ease ownership rules for financial firms and cut company tax to 20 percent from 25 percent. Opponents say his proposals mostly benefit family-owned industrial groups, or chaebols, and do less for the wider economy. ``Few economists can easily agree with the view of 7 percent growth,'' said Oh Suk Tae, an economist with Citigroup Inc. in Seoul. ``Reducing corporate tax and allowing chaebols to own banks may generate temporary growth but can't keep the economy chugging along at that speed for good.'' South Korea's third-quarter economy expanded 5.2 percent from a year earlier, the Bank of Korea said Oct. 25, the fastest annual pace in almost two years. The central bank also said economic growth will be close to 5 percent in 2007, topping a previous forecast. The gross national income per capita for South Korea, the 12th largest economy in the world, stood at $18,372 last year. Targets `Unrealistic' Lee says his projected tax breaks of 12.6 trillion won ($13.4 billion) and other proposals would double the per capita national income to $40,000, placing South Korea among the top 7 economic nations. Lee's main opponent, former Unification Minister Chung Dong Young of the pro-government United New Democratic Party, has called Lee's targets ``unrealistic'' and warned that his proposals may only benefit large family-owned conglomerates, or chaebols, and not small- and medium-sized companies. Lee led Chung with 54.6 percent support compared with 20.4 percent among 1,000 adults polled by Hancock Research in an Oct. 20-21 telephone survey, Chosun Ilbo reported on Oct. 24. ``It is possible,'' Lee said. ``The current administration's budget execution is rather redundant and wasteful. By managing this more efficiently, I believe we can save twice as much money as we provide in tax breaks.'' Easing Regulations Lee, 65, who served as Seoul's mayor between 2002 and 2006 and chief executive officer of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. from 1977 until 1988, would ease regulations that limit industrial groups from owning financial institutions. Lee's opponent Chung is against such a move for fear that chaebols would have too much influence over Woori Finance Holdings Co. and other state-owned banks if they were allowed to take major stakes in them. The government has made little progress in finding a buyer for a controlling stake in Woori Finance, the nation's third- largest lender by market capital. Companies without business interests in the financial industry are only allowed to own up to 4 percent of a nationwide bank. ``The GNP of today believes the government should support the chaebol as well as competitive small- and medium-size companies,'' Lee said. ``We can allay concerns that the chaebol may monopolize financial institutions by setting up a mechanism to prevent that.'' Korea's largest business groups for decades have operated as family-run fiefdoms. Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong Koo, the son of Hyundai founder Chung Ju Yung, was found guilty of embezzlement in February, and won a suspension of his prison sentence after promising to give 1 trillion won ($1 billion) to charity. In the last two years, executives at both Samsung Group and Daewoo Group have gone on trial for fraud or breach of fiduciary duties. North Korea Relations Lee's GNP has historically opposed the ``Sunshine Policy'' of engagement with North Korea started by former President Kim Dae Jung and continued by President Roh Moo Hyun. Still, Lee said he won't abandon the policy and is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il should he become president. South Korea has developed projects with the North including the Gaeseong Industrial Complex and the Mount Geumgang tourism resort. More than 12,000 North Korean workers are employed at South Korean companies operating in the Gaeseong complex in North Korea, 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Seoul. About 400,000 South Koreans are expected tour the Mount Geumgang area this year, according to the Unification Ministry. ``These don't need any re-evaluation -- they will be continued,'' Lee said. Lee said his administration would continue Roh's efforts to reach a treaty with North Korea officially ending the Korean War, as agreed in the inter-Korean summit between Roh and Kim earlier this month. ``I think we may be able to conduct this, depending on the progress made in the North Korean nuclear talks,'' Lee said. ``We will not be able to make a peace agreement with a nuclear North Korea.'' To contact the reporter on this story: Heejin Koo in Seoul at hjkoo@bloomberg.net Last Updated: October 29, 2007 20:34 EDT