South Korean lawmakers will start next Thursday their review and discussion of the recently proposed extra budget worth almost 12 billion U.S. dollars, which will fund more relief payments for small businesses.
The ruling Democratic Party and main opposition People Power Party agreed on the schedule today for the upcoming provisional session of the National Assembly, which starts this week.
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum will deliver the opening speech for the session where he'll explain the details of the budget.
A date has not been set yet for the plenary session needed to pass it, but the Moon administration is hoping for the money to be distributed by next month.
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