The Future Response Fund promoted by the Lee Jae Myung government is facing criticism over project selection, fiscal oversight and a plan to increase national debt by 106 trillion won next year while placing 104.4 trillion won in reserves in a proposed 162.3 trillion won fund. An analysis of 140 projects worth 45 trillion Korean won found that only 42% aligned with objectives such as capital formation and human capital investment. Current transfers, cash support and local general funds accounted for 40% of the allocation, while 61 projects worth 18.3 trillion Korean won involved transferring existing projects. At an emergency forum at the National Assembly on the 10th, experts including Kim Woo-chul, Hwang Sang-hyun and Song Heon-jae argued that strong tax revenue should support debt repayment and fiscal surpluses rather than large cash reserves. They also warned that national-debt interest costs are projected to reach 42.8 trillion won next year and 53.3 trillion won by 2030. Separately, the government submitted a National Finance Act amendment on the 3rd that would allow excess tax revenue to flow into the fund instead of prioritizing government-bond repayment.