Public Safety Committee Subcommittee Fails to Reach Agreement on Democratic Party's Budget Increase for Quarantine Support Funds

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Democratic Party of Korea is pushing to provide nationwide daily recovery quarantine support funds in January next year. However, the budget increase for this was reviewed at the National Assembly's Administrative and Security Committee subcommittee but failed to reach an agreement.

On the 11th, the Budget and Settlement Fund Review Subcommittee of the Administrative and Security Committee reviewed the agenda requested by Democratic Party lawmakers for a budget increase under the name of providing quarantine support funds, but discussions were postponed due to the lack of consensus between the ruling and opposition parties.

The agenda submitted to the subcommittee included a request by Democratic Party lawmaker Seo Young-kyo for an increase of 10.1 trillion won (based on 250,000 won per person) and a request by fellow party member Baek Hye-ryun for an increase of 10.3 trillion won (based on 200,000 won per person).

Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Hae-sik also submitted a proposal to increase the budget by 25.9 trillion won to provide 500,000 won per person as quarantine support funds, but the agenda was withdrawn after Lee left the meeting room.

The Administrative and Security Committee plans to continue reviewing the budget bill at a plenary session scheduled for the 15th.

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