Public Safety Committee Budget Subcommittee Cuts Entire Budget Proposal for 'Gyeongchalguk'

"Ministry of the Interior and Safety Police Bureau Established Without Legal Basis"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The 2023 budget for the newly established Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in the Yoon Seok-yeol administration was entirely cut by the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's Budget and Accounts Subcommittee.

On the 10th, Lee Seong-man, a member of the Public Administration and Security Committee from the Democratic Party, stated, "At the Ministry of the Interior and Safety budget subcommittee held the previous day, the basic expenses of 209 million KRW and personnel expenses of 394 million KRW allocated to the Police Bureau for next year were fully reduced and approved."

He explained that since the Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety was established without legal grounds, the related budget must be entirely cut.

Lee said, "Since it was originally created through an illegal revision of the enforcement decree, the budget was fully cut to correct this," adding, "Even now, the minister should take responsibility by restoring the Police Bureau, which was established through an unlawful enforcement decree."

Meanwhile, the budget subcommittee also approved a proposal to restore the 705 billion KRW budget for supporting the issuance of local love gift certificates, which had been fully cut from next year's government budget plan.

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