Jung Chung-rae of the Democratic Party of Korea said on the 7th that, regarding the supplementary budget under review at the National Assembly, "Within the party, we agreed that TBS funding does not fit the nature of this supplementary budget."
At a meeting of the ruling-opposition-government consultative body on people's livelihoods and the economy held at the presidential office that day, Jung said regarding the TBS support budget, "It seems that part is something the ruling and opposition parties can easily agree on," adding, "We also do not intend to push that (the TBS support budget), as we think it does not fit the nature."
Earlier, the Science. ICT. Broadcasting. and Communications Committee of the National Assembly approved a supplementary budget plan that includes 4.95 billion won in support for TBS.
In response, Jang Dong-hyeok of the People Power Party said at the ruling-opposition-government consultative body on people's livelihoods and the economy that day, "These are emblematic projects that do not fit at all with the purpose of this wartime supplementary budget," referring to "the 4.9 billion won to support TBS, which was once known as the 'Kim Ou-joon broadcast.'"