Planning and Finance Committee Holds First Meeting Without People Power Party... Jo Seungrae Urges Opposition to Appoint Secretary by the 9th

Oh Kihyung Appointed as Ruling Party Secretary

The Planning and Finance Committee of the National Assembly (the Planning and Finance Committee) held its first plenary session of the latter half of the year on July 7 without the participation of People Power Party members and appointed Oh Ki-hyung, a Democratic Party lawmaker, as the secretary from the ruling party.

During the afternoon session, the committee passed the motion to appoint Assemblyman Oh as secretary. The meeting was attended by Democratic Party lawmakers, Lee Junseok from the Reformative New Party, and independent lawmaker Lee Choonseok.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Donghae Lee = On the 7th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Koo Yoonchul is reporting on business at the first plenary meeting of the Planning and Budget Committee held at the National Assembly, while members belonging to the People Power Party are absent, leaving seats empty. 2026.7.7

The People Power Party has been boycotting committee activities since June 30, in protest against the Democratic Party's unilateral election of 11 out of 18 standing committee chairpersons, including the chairperson of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

Jo Seungrae, chair of the Planning and Finance Committee, stated, "A total of 1,129 bills, including urgent livelihood-related legislation, are currently pending," and strongly urged, "I call on the People Power Party members to return to this committee as soon as possible and promptly participate in discussions for the people's livelihood." He also asked the People Power Party to designate and notify a secretary member by the next session.

On this day, the committee received work reports from the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Ministry of Data and Statistics, the National Tax Service, the Korea Customs Service, the Public Procurement Service, and the Export-Import Bank of Korea, and proceeded with questions on pending issues.

At the plenary session scheduled for July 9, the committee is expected to receive work reports from the Ministry of Planning and Budget and the Bank of Korea, among others.

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