[2022 National Audit] Kim Byung-wook: "President Moon is a Kim Il-sungist like Kim Moon-soo, Spent the Most on North Korea Budget"

Assemblyman Kim Byung-wook

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A claim has emerged that Kim Moon-soo, former governor of Gyeonggi Province (currently chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council), who called former President Moon Jae-in a Kim Il-sungist, spent the most budget on inter-Korean projects during his tenure as governor.

On the 14th, Kim Byung-wook, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (Seongnam Bundang-eul), pointed out at the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee’s audit of Gyeonggi Province held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Suwon Gwanggyo Office, “(According to Kim Moon-soo’s recent statements at the audit) he has been hostile to North Korea and made far-right remarks. However, looking at the inter-Korean projects of past Gyeonggi governors since 2002, (ironically) former governor Kim Moon-soo spent the most money, 11.437 billion KRW.”

He added, “During his tenure, former Governor Kim spent 4.084 billion KRW on humanitarian aid projects for North Korea, 6.669 billion KRW on agricultural and livestock cooperation projects, and 684 million KRW on social, cultural, and sports exchange projects, totaling 22 projects.”

Kim said further, “I don’t know what kind of thoughts (former Governor Kim Moon-soo) had when making such remarks (at the audit) now, and what he was thinking when he spent so much on inter-Korean projects in the past (during his tenure as governor). I want to ask him once.”

Kim also explained, “Former Governor Sohn Hak-kyu, also from the People Power Party, spent 430 million KRW on humanitarian aid projects, 7.231 billion KRW on agricultural and livestock cooperation projects, and 200 million KRW on social, cultural, and sports exchange projects, totaling 9 projects and 7.861 billion KRW.”

He added, “Former Governor Lee Jae-myung spent 3.426 billion KRW on humanitarian aid projects, 1.488 billion KRW on agricultural and livestock cooperation projects, and 1.184 billion KRW on social, cultural, and sports exchange projects, totaling 13 projects and 6.096 billion KRW, ranking third among past governors.”

In addition, former Governor Nam Kyung-pil spent 3.755 billion KRW, and former Governor Lim Chang-ryeol spent 1 billion KRW.

Meanwhile, Governor Kim Dong-yeon responded regarding future inter-Korean projects, “Gyeonggi Province, as the largest border region, has cooperated proactively in inter-Korean projects. We will continue to approach North Korean issues rationally and work to resolve them.”

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