예결위, 추경안 심사 일정 잠정 합의…"19일 의결"<br /><br />The National Assembly's special budget committee has tentatively agreed to vote on the government's extra budget proposal next Friday.<br />The 5-point-7 billion U.S. dollar supplementary budget bill has been left untouched for over two months due to a prolonged parliamentary standstill.<br />Starting this week,... the committee will question Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki over the bill,... which will be followed by sub-committee deliberations next week.<br />The ruling Democratic Party vowed to closely screen the budget so that taxpayers' money is not wasted,... while the opposition parties have warned of major cuts.<br />Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lee said the government will ask parliament to draw up a portion of the budget bill to support local companies in the wake of Japan's trade retaliation.<br />
