Ministry of Strategy and Finance, “regrettable” and “thrown away the people’s livelihood” over the opposition party’s sole handling of the budget bill

Ministry of Strategy and Finance, “regrettable” and “thrown away the people’s livelihood” over the opposition party’s sole handling of the budget bill


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After the opposition party alone passed the budget reduction bill at the general meeting of the Special Committee on Budget and Settlement held at the National Assembly on the 29th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who received a request for a greeting from Chairman Park Jeong, refused the request and remained silent. Yonhap News

On the 29th, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance issued a statement regarding the opposition party’s handling of the independent budget plan by the Budget and Accounts Committee, saying, “We are deeply sorry,” and “We ask you to work toward an agreement on the budget plan.”

In a statement, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said, “The opposition party presented an unreasonable budget reduction plan that was detrimental to the people’s livelihood and processed it unilaterally,” and that if the budget plan processed on this day is implemented, “Unforeseen circumstances such as disasters and calamities may occur due to a drastic reduction in reserve funds.” “It will not be possible to respond immediately, and special activity expenses and specific business expenses will be completely cut, making it difficult for prosecutors and police to investigate new types of crimes that violate the people’s livelihood, such as drugs, deep fakes, and fraud, and for the Board of Audit and Inspection to audit illegal and unfair acts.” revealed.

The government said, “The opposition party should stop processing the independent budget reduction plan and start working toward an agreement on the budget plan. “The government will also actively cooperate with this,” he added.

Senior Reporter Jo Gye-wan kyewan@hani.co.kr

Source: Korean