Budget Committee Passes Reduced Budget Proposal
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Jun-hee = On the 29th, Park Jeong, the chairperson, passed the reduced budget proposal solely by the opposition during a full meeting of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts held at the National Assembly. 2024.11.29 [email protected],
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporters Han Hye-won and Oh Kyu-jin = The Democratic Party announced on the 8th that regarding the budget proposal for next year, “There will be no budget negotiations without the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.”‘,
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, ‘ During a press conference at the National Assembly, Park Jeong, chair of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, and Democratic Party budget committee members said, “If the government and the People Power Party do not agree with this, we will definitely pass the (reduced) budget proposal on the 10th as set by Speaker Woo Won-shik.”‘,
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, ‘ They argued, “The Democratic Party also wants a quick budget agreement, but how can we agree with a government that conspired for rebellion and is unconstitutional?” and added, “Whether President Yoon resigns on his own or is impeached, resolving the unconstitutional elements before agreeing on the budget is the right order.”‘,
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, ‘ Previously, the Democratic Party aggressively processed next year’s budget proposal reflecting only the National Assembly’s reductions at the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts on the 29th of last month and urged its submission to the National Assembly plenary session on the 2nd, the legal deadline for budget processing.’,
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, ‘ National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik postponed the submission of the reduced budget proposal, requesting a bipartisan agreement by the 10th, but on the 3rd, the day after, President Yoon declared martial law, bringing bipartisan negotiations to a complete halt.’,
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, ‘ Amid this situation, Prime Minister Han Duk-soo and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok asked the National Assembly to promptly finalize next year’s budget plan.’,
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, ‘ The Democratic Party budget committee members retorted, “Deputy Prime Minister Choi is asking to pass the budget to maintain external credibility, but it is not the budget proposal that has lowered credibility, it is the declaration of martial law,” emphasizing that “impeachment of President Yoon is essential in that sense as well.”‘,
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, ‘ Furthermore, they stated, “The Democratic Party’s reduction plan only cut the special activity expenses and specific business expenses for the prosecution and the presidential office, which are blindly executed,” adding, “We don’t understand which part is paralyzing state affairs.”‘,
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, ‘ Democratic Party’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts secretary, Rep. Hur Young, criticized the government, saying to reporters, “Today, I called Deputy Prime Minister Choi to protest, asking why he briefed as if the current economic crisis and loss of credibility is due to the opposition,” and added, “The government is not even recognizing the opposition’s efforts for livelihood and economic recovery.”‘,
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