Rival parties are likely to clash during a plenary parliamentary session Monday as the main opposition seeks to introduce a downsized budget bill for next year despite resistance from the ruling party.
President Yoon Suk Yeol is embarrassed that the majority Democratic Party has threatened to boycott the government-proposed budget bill for next year.
Both parties must focus on passing next year’s budget after leaving a judgment on the unilateral passage of the motion to public opinion.
The government-proposed 34.9-trillion-won ($30.3 billion) supplementary budget bill passed in the National Assembly Saturday to give 250,000 won to each individual of the lower 88 percent income brackets after a heated debate...
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