Presidential Office Spent 376.59 Million Won on Business Expenses Over 50 Days... 200 Million Won Solely on Meeting Costs

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] It was revealed on the 24th that the Presidential Secretariat and the National Security Office spent a total of 376.59 million KRW on business promotion expenses during the first 50 days of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

This amount is about 20 million KRW less than the 399.56 million KRW spent by the Moon Jae-in administration's Blue House Secretariat and Security Office during the same period in 2017.

According to the business promotion expense details disclosed on the Presidential Office website, the Secretariat and Security Office used a total of 376.59 million KRW from May 10 to June 30, with 55.3% of the total, or 208.27 million KRW, spent on policy coordination and current issue-related meetings.

Next, 83.04 million KRW (22.1%) was spent on events inviting key domestic and international figures, 49.11 million KRW (13.0%) on supporting national memorial day events and souvenirs, and 36.17 million KRW (9.6%) on other expenses such as supporting departmental business promotion.

The annual budget for business promotion related to the Secretariat and Security Office is approximately 6.15084 billion KRW. The General Secretary's Office, like other government ministries, discloses business promotion expense details quarterly.

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