South Korea’s National Assembly leaders from both major parties have nominated Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Seong-jun to chair the Budget and Accounts Committee.
Floor spokespersons from the Democratic Party and the People Power Party met at the National Assembly on December 10 to confirm the recommendation for the open position.
Timing Aligns with Supplementary Budget Talks
The decision follows Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung’s recent comments on preparing an additional supplementary budget. Lawmakers aim to staff the committee promptly to handle potential fiscal adjustments.
Plenary Session to Tackle Key Legislation
Assembly members also agreed to advance roughly 60 bills focused on livelihoods and reforms at the December 12 plenary session.
Democratic Party floor spokesperson Jeon Joo-hyun noted, “The plenary on the 12th will prioritize the multi-purpose special legislation and process about 60 agreed-upon livelihood and reform bills with the opposition. Specific bill details will be finalized later.”
People Power Party floor spokesperson Yoo Sang-beom added, “Our party strongly advocates for passing the Daegu-Gyeongbuk integration special legislation, but the Democratic Party shows no shift from current seat distributions, hindering bill approval.”
