(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Chan-heung = The controversy over Governor Choo Mi-ae's measures to overcome the financial crisis, which is the region's biggest pending issue, is expected to be a major issue in the Gyeonggi-do government audit conducted by the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee on the 13th.
According to Gyeonggi Province, the majority of the ruling and opposition party members of the Public Administration and Security Committee requested the submission of data related to the status of Gyeonggi Province's financial crisis.
This is related to the background of Governor Chu's declaration of a fiscal emergency, including a main budget prepared for only 9 months and a debt of 7 trillion won, as well as workarounds such as local tax system reform and business restructuring.
In particular, it is known that the Provincial Council also requested detailed information on public welfare projects for which budget restoration was requested and the reasons for the cuts.
Previously, Gyeonggi-do submitted a supplementary budget reflecting an expenditure restructuring of 546.5 billion won to the extraordinary meeting of the Provincial Council last month, and after conflict with the Provincial Council over restoration of the people's livelihood budget, the previous evening, it managed to reach an agreement with the Democratic Party, the majority party, to restore 21.6 billion won.
Some Democratic Party lawmakers protested against this, and the People Power Party stated that it could not accept it, calling it a 'trick that broke the agreement between the ruling and opposition parties.'
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People Power Party lawmakers are poised to intensively interrogate Governor Chu regarding the circumstances surrounding his moving into the official residence in connection with the controversy over the 'luxurious residence worth 1.2 billion won.'
The Gyeonggi Provincial Party of the People Power Party issued a press release on the 12th, a day before the National Assembly inspection, and announced that it would display large-scale banners containing key issues related to the official residence.
However, Gyeonggi Province reportedly refused to submit the relevant data as the operation of the official residence is an autonomous affair, not a government-mandated or subsidized affair.
The conflict surrounding the appointment of Kim Ji-yong, the first candidate for the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (Serious Crimes Investigation Agency), is also a key point to watch.
Ahead of the Public Safety and Security Commission's personnel hearing scheduled for the 14th, a day after the Gyeonggi Province's National Assembly inspection, attention is being paid to what position Governor Chu, a hardliner on prosecution reform, will present at the National Assembly inspection and how Democratic Party members will react.
Governor Chu set an angle with President Lee Jae-myung by making clear his opposing stance, comparing candidate Kim to a 'secret' and Nazi war criminal 'Eichmann' through social media, and directly attacking him as 'a person who can turn his back on the people and justice at any time.'
In this atmosphere, it became known that a member of the Democratic Party of the Public Administration and Security Committee requested Governor Chu's 'private schedule'.
Regarding this, Governor Chu did not hide his discomfort, saying, "Most of the governor's private schedule is the schedule of reports and meetings since inauguration," and "It is a ruling party in name, but let alone interest, I am embarrassed by the request for data on the governor's private schedule."
In addition, the ruling and opposition party members of the Public Administration and Security Committee are expected to continue to ask related questions as they requested data on the creation of a special peace economic zone in the northern Gyeonggi region, the relocation of public institutions under Gyeonggi Province to the northeast, and the delay in organizational reorganization and regular personnel appointments.
