There are suspicions that nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, Eo Seong-yeong, saw her stock-related assets increase approximately 12 times before and after actively participating in the legislation of 'dividend income separate taxation'. Rep. Choi Soo-jin of the People Power Party argued, based on an analysis of Ms. Eo's public official asset declaration records, that it is impossible to exclude the possibility of a conflict of interest as the nominee, who directly participated in the handling of the dividend income separate taxation bill, increased her assets through large-scale securities investments. Rep. Choi emphasized the need for careful review of any potential conflicts of interest reports and requests for blank trusts related to this issue during the personnel hearing.
