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이명박 정부 때 일반정부 및 공기업 등 공공부문 부채가 올해 1분기 말 915조600억원으로 증가했다.
19일 한국은행에 따르면 이 수치는 이명박 대통령이 취임한 2008년 1분기 당시의 480조4000억원 보다 약 91% 즉 435조2000억원 정도 늘어난 것으로 파악된다.
이 가운데 일반정부 부채 부문 중앙정부, 지방정부, 국민연금 등 사회 보장성 기금을 합한 부채는 같은 기간 동안 대략 81% 늘어난, 514조8000억원으로 증가했다.
금융공기업을 제외한 공기업 부문 부채는 5년 전 195조9000억원에서 올해 1분기 때 400조8000억원으로 뛰어 올랐다.
감사원 관계자는 이명박 정부 때 눈덩이처럼 불어난 빚은 4대강 사업 등과 같은 공공 인프라 부문 사업 추진 비용 때문이라고 보고 있다.
한국토지주택공사, 한국수자원 공사 등 공기업에서 수질오염을 야기하는 실패작으로 평가 받는 이러한 토목사업에 투입된 비용의 빚의 상당 부분 떠안았다.
한편 이명박 정부의 부채는 노무현 정부 때와 확연히 대조적이다.
참여 정부라 일컬어지는 노무현 정부가 들어선 2003년 1분기말 268조6000억원 이었던 일반 정부 및 금융공기업을 제외한 공기업 부문 부채가 임기가 끝날 무렵인 2008년에는 480조4000억원으로 증가했다.
이 가운데 같은 기간 금융공기업을 제외한 공기업 부문 부채는 130조8000억원에서 195조9000억원으로 증가, 이는 이명박 대통령 임기 때의 3분의 1수준이다.
반면, 노무현 정부 때 일반 정부 부채가 284조5000억원으로, 2배 이상 늘었으며, 이는 대부분 이전 정부의 부의 배분과 복지 확대를 강조한 정책에 따른 비용 증가라고 해석된다.
늘어난 부채는 이미 과소비와 높은 가계부채로 악화된 현 박근혜 정부의 재무 건전성을 평가하는데 판가름이 되는 기준이 될 것 이다.
지난달 정부 부처 장관들과의 만남을 통해 박근혜 대통령은 5년의 임기 동안 재무 균형을 강조했다.
박 대통령은 이날 정부 지출 구조 개편을 통한 재무 개혁의 필요성을 언급하면서, GDP대비 국채 수준이 30%안팎이 되야 한다고 덧붙였다.
기획재정부는 2012년 중앙 정부 부채는 425조1000억원으로 2011년 보다 22조3000억원 증가했으며, 전체 GDP와 비교했을 때 33.4% 수준이라고 밝혔다. (코리아헤럴드 박형기 기자/ 번역 최인정 인턴 기자)
19일 한국은행에 따르면 이 수치는 이명박 대통령이 취임한 2008년 1분기 당시의 480조4000억원 보다 약 91% 즉 435조2000억원 정도 늘어난 것으로 파악된다.
이 가운데 일반정부 부채 부문 중앙정부, 지방정부, 국민연금 등 사회 보장성 기금을 합한 부채는 같은 기간 동안 대략 81% 늘어난, 514조8000억원으로 증가했다.
금융공기업을 제외한 공기업 부문 부채는 5년 전 195조9000억원에서 올해 1분기 때 400조8000억원으로 뛰어 올랐다.
감사원 관계자는 이명박 정부 때 눈덩이처럼 불어난 빚은 4대강 사업 등과 같은 공공 인프라 부문 사업 추진 비용 때문이라고 보고 있다.
한국토지주택공사, 한국수자원 공사 등 공기업에서 수질오염을 야기하는 실패작으로 평가 받는 이러한 토목사업에 투입된 비용의 빚의 상당 부분 떠안았다.
한편 이명박 정부의 부채는 노무현 정부 때와 확연히 대조적이다.
참여 정부라 일컬어지는 노무현 정부가 들어선 2003년 1분기말 268조6000억원 이었던 일반 정부 및 금융공기업을 제외한 공기업 부문 부채가 임기가 끝날 무렵인 2008년에는 480조4000억원으로 증가했다.
이 가운데 같은 기간 금융공기업을 제외한 공기업 부문 부채는 130조8000억원에서 195조9000억원으로 증가, 이는 이명박 대통령 임기 때의 3분의 1수준이다.
반면, 노무현 정부 때 일반 정부 부채가 284조5000억원으로, 2배 이상 늘었으며, 이는 대부분 이전 정부의 부의 배분과 복지 확대를 강조한 정책에 따른 비용 증가라고 해석된다.
늘어난 부채는 이미 과소비와 높은 가계부채로 악화된 현 박근혜 정부의 재무 건전성을 평가하는데 판가름이 되는 기준이 될 것 이다.
지난달 정부 부처 장관들과의 만남을 통해 박근혜 대통령은 5년의 임기 동안 재무 균형을 강조했다.
박 대통령은 이날 정부 지출 구조 개편을 통한 재무 개혁의 필요성을 언급하면서, GDP대비 국채 수준이 30%안팎이 되야 한다고 덧붙였다.
기획재정부는 2012년 중앙 정부 부채는 425조1000억원으로 2011년 보다 22조3000억원 증가했으며, 전체 GDP와 비교했을 때 33.4% 수준이라고 밝혔다. (코리아헤럴드 박형기 기자/ 번역 최인정 인턴 기자)
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Public sector‘s debt skyrocketed for past 5 years
The country’s general government sector and state-run nonfinancial enterprises led by the former administration of Lee Myung-bak saw their outstanding debt snowball to 915.6 trillion won ($808.8 billion) in first quarter of this year.
It increased about 91 percent, or 435.2 trillion won, from 480.4 trillion won in the first quarter of 2008 when former President Lee took office, according to data by the Bank of Korea on Wednesday.
The general government sector consisting of the central government, regional government and national and social pension services saw its debt increase by almost 81 percent to 514.8 trillion won during the same period – the beginning and the end of former President Lee’s term.
The former administration’s nonfinancial enterprises, meanwhile, carried debt of 400.8 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, up from 195.9 trillion won five years ago.
The snowballing debt under the Lee administration is attributable to excessive spending on infrastructure such as the four-river restoration project, Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection said.
State-owned companies such as Korea Land & Housing Corp. and Korea Water Resources mostly had to bear the burden of servicing debt obligations of the projects that were later branded by the state auditor as a failure as the water quality of the rivers worsened.
The former administration’s debt level is in stark contrast to that of the administration of former President Roh Moo-hyun.
Roh’s so-called participatory government saw its outstanding debt of the general government sector and nonfinancial enterprises reach 480.4 trillion won at the end of his term in 2008, up from 268.6 trillion won in the first quarter of 2003.
Its debt of nonfinancial enterprises increased from 130.8 trillion won to 195.9 trillion won between 2003 and 2008, only one-third of the increase rate seen during the Lee administration.
However, debt of the general government during the Roh administration more than doubled to 284.5 trillion won, mostly due to increased welfare spending as the former president promoted a policy of increased wealth distribution.
The increased debt will put the incumbent administration of President Park Geun-hye under a litmus test for financial soundness amid already high household debt compounded with extra spending.
President Park called for the government to achieve a fiscal balance within her five-year term during a meeting with her ministers last month.
She said the government needs to make fiscal reforms by first redesigning its spending so that the government can bring the national debt ratio to around 30 percent of the gross domestic product.
The Korean central government’s debt amounted to 425.1 trillion won ($373.3 billion) in 2012, up 22.3 trillion won from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.
The central government’s debt accounted for 33.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. (hkp@heraldcorp.com)
Public sector‘s debt skyrocketed for past 5 years
The country’s general government sector and state-run nonfinancial enterprises led by the former administration of Lee Myung-bak saw their outstanding debt snowball to 915.6 trillion won ($808.8 billion) in first quarter of this year.
It increased about 91 percent, or 435.2 trillion won, from 480.4 trillion won in the first quarter of 2008 when former President Lee took office, according to data by the Bank of Korea on Wednesday.
The general government sector consisting of the central government, regional government and national and social pension services saw its debt increase by almost 81 percent to 514.8 trillion won during the same period – the beginning and the end of former President Lee’s term.
The former administration’s nonfinancial enterprises, meanwhile, carried debt of 400.8 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, up from 195.9 trillion won five years ago.
The snowballing debt under the Lee administration is attributable to excessive spending on infrastructure such as the four-river restoration project, Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection said.
State-owned companies such as Korea Land & Housing Corp. and Korea Water Resources mostly had to bear the burden of servicing debt obligations of the projects that were later branded by the state auditor as a failure as the water quality of the rivers worsened.
The former administration’s debt level is in stark contrast to that of the administration of former President Roh Moo-hyun.
Roh’s so-called participatory government saw its outstanding debt of the general government sector and nonfinancial enterprises reach 480.4 trillion won at the end of his term in 2008, up from 268.6 trillion won in the first quarter of 2003.
Its debt of nonfinancial enterprises increased from 130.8 trillion won to 195.9 trillion won between 2003 and 2008, only one-third of the increase rate seen during the Lee administration.
However, debt of the general government during the Roh administration more than doubled to 284.5 trillion won, mostly due to increased welfare spending as the former president promoted a policy of increased wealth distribution.
The increased debt will put the incumbent administration of President Park Geun-hye under a litmus test for financial soundness amid already high household debt compounded with extra spending.
President Park called for the government to achieve a fiscal balance within her five-year term during a meeting with her ministers last month.
She said the government needs to make fiscal reforms by first redesigning its spending so that the government can bring the national debt ratio to around 30 percent of the gross domestic product.
The Korean central government’s debt amounted to 425.1 trillion won ($373.3 billion) in 2012, up 22.3 trillion won from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.
The central government’s debt accounted for 33.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. (hkp@heraldcorp.com)
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