Ruling Party-Led Judiciary Committee Budget Subcommittee Cuts 320 Million Won in Supreme Court Justices' Incentive Payments

Budget bills for six agencies, including the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court, approved

The Budget and Settlement Fund Review Subcommittee of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee approved the 2027 budget bills for six agencies under its jurisdiction, including the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court, on November 9. People Power Party members of the committee, who had declared a full boycott of budget deliberations, did not attend the meeting.

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Led by the ruling party, the subcommittee decided to increase the Supreme Court's budget by a net 12.03 billion won. Specifically, it added 12.354 billion won and cut 324 million won from the headquarters' basic operating expenses.

The cut funds had been earmarked for incentive payments to Supreme Court justices. An audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection in August had pointed out that there was no legal basis for spending the funds.

The Ministry of Justice's general-account expenditure budget was increased by 78.155 billion won, while spending from the Crime Victims Protection Fund was increased by 5.338 billion won. The expenditure budget for the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) was also increased by 2.729 billion won.

The budget bills for the Ministry of Government Legislation, the Board of Audit and Inspection, and the Constitutional Court were approved as originally submitted.

The budget bills approved by the subcommittee are scheduled to be brought before the Legislation and Judiciary Committee's full meeting on November 11 for final approval.

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