Kwon Seong-dong "Era of 1,000 Trillion Won National Debt... Major Consolidation Needed for Broadcasting Commission's Statutory Committees"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, argued on the 21st that the reorganization and consolidation of the 10 statutory committees under the jurisdiction of the Korea Communications Commission are necessary.

In a Facebook post that day, Floor Leader Kwon stated, "Looking at the status of statutory committee meetings over the past three years, except for one, the average number of meetings per year is four or fewer," adding, "In particular, the Inter-Korean Broadcasting and Communications Exchange Promotion Committee held only nine meetings in three years."

He pointed out, "Despite the lax operation of various statutory committees, the budget execution rate exceeds 70% on average. The meeting operation expenses, attendance allowances, and agenda review fees spent on statutory committees are ultimately taxpayers' money," and criticized, "Public funds are becoming blind money for someone."

He also highlighted the bias in the composition of statutory committees. Floor Leader Kwon said, "Attorney Roh Young-hee of the Inter-Korean Broadcasting and Communications Exchange Promotion Committee made a controversial remark criticizing the enshrinement of General Baek Seon-yeop at the National Cemetery, saying, 'Does being buried in the National Cemetery mean that the merit of shooting and defeating our own people, North Korea, is recognized?'" He added, "There are even three members from the Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media in various statutory committees."

He stated, "In an era of national debt reaching 1,000 trillion won, the only solution for sound fiscal management is to reduce budget waste," and added, "As a member of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, I will also prepare diligently for the national audit."

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