Civil Organization Demands Ministries Reveal Details of Bloated Expense Accounts

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Civil Organization Demands Ministries Reveal Details of Bloated Expense Accounts

The People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy(PSPD) on December 1 demanded that 'the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs and the Ministry of Planning and Budget should reveal the details of their expense accounts.'
PSPD struck last march when it called for Seoul Mayor Goh Kun to open up the details of his expense account, and Mayor Goh publicly announced a portion of his expense account on November 25.
The civil organization for reponsible government stated, 'The three ministries have over 15 billion won($12.5 million) set aside for their expense account budgets. However, they have never opened the details of those accounts to the public.'
The NGO said, 'All central and provincial governments should publicly declare their expense account expenditures.'
Kang Joo-an : jooan@joongang.co.kr
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