People Power Party Candidate Lee Sang-min: "Both Parties Are Responsible for R&D Budget Cuts"

Press Conference at Teukgu Promotion Foundation... "No Problem If All Are Reported in Next Year's Budget Proposal"

People Power Party candidates Lee Eun-kwon, Lee Sang-min, and Yoon So-sik are holding a joint press conference on the 25th at the briefing room of the Research and Development Special Zone Promotion Foundation. / Election Office

On the 25th, Yoon So-sik of the People Power Party from Yuseong Gap, Lee Sang-min from Yuseong E, and Lee Eun-kwon from Jung-gu held a joint press conference to express their stance on the Democratic Party's R&D budget (proposal) processing.

Candidate Yoon So-sik stated, "I want to ask whether candidate Cho Seung-rae did his best as a member of the National Assembly representing Yuseong, as the secretary of the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, and as the secretary of the majority party in that committee," and pointed out, "The Democratic Party passed the law, and there is photographic evidence that Representative Cho Seung-rae himself voted in favor."

Candidate Lee Sang-min said, "The budget is not finalized at the stage of drafting and submission, but is finalized through deliberation in the National Assembly," adding, "At that time, I (candidate Lee Sang-min) was also a member of the Democratic Party, and while the People Power Party bears responsibility, the Democratic Party also has responsibility. It is absurd to claim now as if unrelated parties."

He continued, "Our pledge and the basic direction of the People Power Party is to amend the National Finance Act to allocate 5% of the expenditure budget to the national R&D budget so that it is not swayed by any policy authority," and said, "There is no problem if it is fully reported in next year's budget."

Candidate Lee Eun-kwon stated, "It was necessary to systematize the research budget so that it can be used for research that is absolutely necessary," and added, "What politics should do is to consider what we must do for our research complex."

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