Moon Shin-hak, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, suggested improving the system to provide 30-50% of the necessary costs at once for national advanced strategic industry clusters. ^[1] On April 4, 2026, the National Assembly's Budget and Accounts Special Committee held a hearing regarding the budget for infrastructure construction in national advanced strategic industry clusters. ^[2] Yoo Sang-beom, Chairman of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee, deferred the decision due to the intense disagreement between the parties. ^[3] The Democratic Party of Korea and the South Korean government held their first party-government coordination meeting on September 4, 2026, to advance the Mega Special Zone Law. ^[4] Moon Shin-hak argued that providing funds at once would increase efficiency for local governments and companies. ^[5] Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party, and government officials including Lee Kwang-jae and Moon Shin-hak attended the meeting at the National Assembly Complex in Seoul. ^[6] Under consideration are regulatory relaxations such as a 'white-collar exemption' for high-income professionals from standard working hour limits and a selective working hour system. ^[7] Union leader Kwon Chil-seung stated that labor unions have expressed concerns and that a social grand compromise process is necessary to balance corporate competitiveness with worker rights. ^[8]