Disaster grants are selectively supported and vaccines number 44 million people … Article 558 (Budget Agreement)

Park Hong-geun, member of the Democratic Party (left), and member of the People’s Power, Chu Gyeong-ho, secretary of the Special Committee on Budget and Liquidation of the National Assembly, are presenting an agreement to discuss the budget for 2021 in the Hall Seoul Yeouido National Assembly Communications Department on the morning of the 1st. Reporter Oh Jong-taek

In addition, the Democratic Party and the people’s power agreed on a budget for next year of 558 trillion won, an increase of 2.2 trillion won over the original government plan. 3 trillion won has been reflected in the third disaster support fund and 900 billion won in the crown 19 vaccine budget. Representative Park Hong-geun and Choo Gyeong-ho, secretaries of the preliminary committees of both parties , held a press conference on day 1 and said: “The budget proposal was finalized through a ‘2 + 2 meeting’ between the internal representatives of both parties and the secretary of the preliminary committee.”

The increased budget for this deal is 7.5 billion won and the reduced budget is 5.30 billion won. Of the 7.5 trillion won increase, 3.9 trillion won goes to the vaccine and disaster assistance budget, while the remaining 3.5 trillion won goes to the residential stabilization project and the welfare project for ordinary people.

A Democratic Party official said: “We decide the scale of the increase or decrease of a large mark. The details will be determined by the coordination of the secretary. Of the 5.3 trillion won that was cut, the budget for the ‘Korean version of the New Deal’ is expected to be largely included. A People’s Strength official said: “We will complete more than half of the reduction with the New Deal budget.” Most of the net increase budget of 2.2 trillion won, combined with the increase or decrease, is covered by the government bond issue.

Striking The third disaster grant is not provided to the entire public, but rather selectively supports the sectors and classes with the greatest damage. Representative Park Hong-geun said, “We can ensure the amount to inoculate up to 44 million people.”He explained.

The members of the National Assembly are reviewing the budget in the Budget Adjustment Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts held in the National Assembly on November 20. News 1

Initially, the two parties disagree on the formation of the third disaster grant required by popular power and budget cuts for the New Deal, but negotiations accelerated when the Democratic Party agreed to organize the disaster grant.

It is assessed that the Democratic Party made a net increase in the budget for the first time in 11 years, and that the force of the people made their own justifications and gains in organizing the third disaster subsidy budget. On that day, Ho-young Joo said, “Excluding the disaster subsidy and vaccine budget, we actually cut 1.7 trillion won from the government budget.” Representative Park Hong-geun said, “Thank you for the reasonable and active cooperation of the people’s force.” said. On the other hand, the Justice Party, which did not participate in the budget negotiations, criticized it as “a consensus made with only 3 billion disaster grants” (Hospital President Jang Hye-young).

Ho-young Joo (left) returns to her seat after having a conversation with Democratic Party leader Kim Tae-nyeon (center) and Judicial Justice Chairman Yoon Ho-jung in the main assembly hall of the Yeouido National Assembly in Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. Reporter Oh Jong-taek

Earlier, opposition party secretaries Park Hong-geun and Choo Gyeong-ho began negotiations on the 24th. A People’s Strength official said: “The two legislators have been moving around the Assembly’s main office. National, the House of Representatives and the company during the last week to negotiate after midnight every day. ”

The budget cuts agreed to by the opposition parties that day were 5.3 trillion won (increased by 7.5 trillion won). According to the ruling and opposition parties, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, which was present at the secretary’s negotiations, initially endured “it is difficult to cut more than 4 trillion won.” However, in the secretary’s last negotiations on the 30th, Representative Chu repeatedly demanded, “Let’s further reduce in consideration of the formation of disaster subsidies,” and finally agreed to cut 5 trillion won.

However, on the morning of the 1st, 300 billion won was further reduced at the meeting of both parties. According to the party official, this time Vice Premier Hong Nam-ki, who was present for the domestic representative, suggested “Let’s cut 5.4 trillion won instead of 5 trillion won,” and it is said that Hong finally accepted the 5.3 trillion won reduction. .

With this agreement, there is a greater possibility that the budget will be approved in plenary session on the 2nd, which is the deadline for legal processing. On this day, the secretaries of both parties plan to confirm the detailed increase or decrease for the morning of the 2nd by working overnight, and approve the budget bill in plenary session in the afternoon.

In the Plenary of the National Assembly on the 1st a bill is approved to partially reform the Law of Ethics of Public Officials. Reporter Oh Jong-taek

Meanwhile, in the plenary session on this day, the so-called ‘BTS Admission Deferral Law’ (Amendment to the Military Service Law) and the ‘Goo Hara Law for Public Officials’ are amendments to the Civil Service Pensions Law. and the Civil Workers’ Disaster Compensation Act, which allow for the delay in recruiting and calling for military excellence in the field of pop culture and the arts until age 30. More than 50 bills were passed.

With the passage of the amendment to the Military Service Act, candidates for postponement will be expanded from ‘excellent in the field of sport’ to ‘excellent in the field of sports and popular culture and arts’. The amendment to the Public Officials Pensions Law is a bill that aims to restrict the inheritance rights of the survivors of public officials who have not fulfilled their parental obligations. In January last year, it was reported in the media that the biological mother of a firefighter Kang-eul, who died in death, received survivor wages and severance pay for 32 years, and the need of legislation increased steadily.

Reporters Sohn Kook-hee, Jung Jin-woo, and Kim Hong-beom [email protected]