National Assembly Steering Committee Approves Next Year's Budget... Cuts 200 Million from President's Office to 103 Billion Won

National Assembly Expenditure Budget is 788.183 Billion Won

On the 17th, the National Assembly Steering Committee held a plenary session and approved the next year's budget for agencies under its jurisdiction, including the Presidential Secretariat, National Security Office, Presidential Security Service, National Assembly, and National Human Rights Commission, through bipartisan agreement.

The expenditure budget for the Presidential Secretariat and National Security Office was approved at 103.02 billion won, a reduction of 210 million won from the government's proposal. The reduced budget includes 100 million won for general service expenses for external event hosting and 100 million won for public opinion survey expenses related to state affairs.

An accompanying opinion was also adopted, stating that the Presidential Secretariat and National Security Office will make efforts to submit materials within the possible scope to enhance transparency in the execution of general service expenses.

The National Assembly's expenditure budget was approved at 788.183 billion won, an increase of 36.43 billion won. The budget increased due to projects such as the establishment of a big data platform and raising the step level for assistant staff below grade 6.

The Human Rights Commission's expenditure budget was passed at 42.051 billion won, with an increase of 748 million won for projects including policy development related to climate change and human rights.

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