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Today (6th), the ruling and opposition parties will enter into negotiations on the '3 + 3 consultative body' involving the floor leaders of both parties, the chairman of the policy committee, and the secretaries of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts of the National Assembly to process the next year's budget bill.
Previously, the Democratic Party, along with the power of the people, initiated additional negotiations on the budget bill through the '2+2 Consultative Body' in which the heads of the policy committees of each party and the secretaries of the preliminary committee participated, but failed to narrow the difference of views.
As the '3+3 Consultative Body' is attended by the representatives of the ruling and opposition parties, it is expected that negotiations will be attempted on the budget of major issues such as the relocation of the presidential office and the local currency.
Although the ruling and opposition parties have passed the legal deadline on the 2nd, there is no disagreement that the budget bill must be processed within the regular session of the National Assembly, which is until the 9th, so there are observations that the possibility of a dramatic settlement is alive.
(Photo = Yonhap News)