As the National Assembly's 100-day regular session started this week, the leaders of South Korea's three main parties are taking turns addressing lawmakers.<br />Today it's the Liberty Korea Party's turn.<br /> Kim Sung-tae -- the floor leader of the main opposition party -- used most of his time to criticize the government's policies -- claiming they are negatively affecting the economy.<br />He said the government's minimum wage hike and drive for shorter working hours are forcing small business owners to lay off part-time workers.<br />He also stressed that all of the government's policies comes with a heavy price tag for taxpayers.<br />Kim called for an all-out revision to the economic policy direction,... and said his party will come up with ways to turn things around.<br />On North Korea, the floor leader said the ratification of the inter-Korean summit declaration reached in April is not timely -- as it's too early to determine whether Pyongyang is fully committed to denuclearization. <br />
