Ruling party seeks to railroad extra budget bill despite resistance from main opposition party

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Friday it would try to unilaterally pass a supplementary budget bill during a plenary session later in the day, although negotiations with the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) broke down. The rival parties had been in last-minute talks over contentious issues of the planned extra budget, including whether to give cash handouts to all citizens, but they failed to narrow differences, Rep. Moon Jin-seok of the DPK told reporters. Moon said the budget proposal will be put to a vote at the session, scheduled for 2 p.m. Moon said the DPK, which holds a majority at the National Assembly, will push the bill through regardless of whether PPP lawmakers attend the session. The DPK has been seeking to pass the extra budget bill by Friday before the current special parliamentary session ends.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times