Seoul City Budget Review, Halted by COVID-19, Resumes in 8 Days via 'Video Conference'

First Video Conference After Seoul City Hall Employee Confirmed Positive

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Council has resumed its review of the Seoul city budget for next year, which had been suspended due to the spread of COVID-19 infections.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Council on the 15th, the Budget and Accounts Special Committee held a comprehensive inquiry with the Seoul city government via video conference at 11 a.m. This is eight days after the review was halted following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among Seoul City Hall employees on the 7th.

This is the first time the budget review has been conducted via video conference. The committee had planned to resume budget inquiries offline the previous day, but switched to online after a budget officer at Seoul City tested positive.

Chairman Kim Ho-pyeong presided over the meeting from the council's main conference room, while committee members and Seoul city officials participated through the video system to continue the inquiries. However, disruptions occurred as several executives, including Ryu Hun, the Administrative Deputy Mayor 2, who tested positive for COVID-19, were absent.

The Budget and Accounts Committee plans to conclude the comprehensive inquiries online today and proceed to discussions on budget adjustments.

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