The Lee Jae-myung administration has unveiled 123 national policy tasks, many with direct consequences for corporations, investors and labor. These initiatives reach beyond headline growth targets to reshape the legal and regulatory landscape, setting timelines for new rules across markets and industries.

For businesses, the agenda signals both fresh opportunities and heavier compliance demands.

The government’s priorities cluster in three areas.

First, sharper regulation of fair-trade practices, platform governance, data privacy and investor protection will raise legal exposure and reporting costs.

Second, labor- and capital-market reforms, such as equal-pay mandates, limits on wage arrangements and tighter household-debt controls, will increase