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Indepth on National
won in total and about 47 billion won
manyhandsmakelightwork.
with tax revenue problems. The
is for personnel expenses while 183
government should cut unnecessary
billion won is for business expenses
StrengthenexpertiseonNorthKorea
spending. The IC is spending a lot
this year. When comparing these two
The IC spends a lot of money, six
of money for a minority group. The
billion won, on personnel expenses.
administrative agencies, IC’s ratio on
Korean War ended in a truce more
personnelexpensesislargerthanthatof
But an official from the Ministry of
than sixty years ago. The government
theMinistryofUni?cation.
Government Administration and Home
establishedthe‘ArrangementUni?cation
Under the umbrella of work expenses,
Affairs said, “Because the region of
Committee’ and later established the
the IC spends money on entertainment
North Korea is not governed by South
Ministry of Unification. In this era we
events like athletic competitions or
Korea,thereisnotmuchworkfortheIC
arepreparedfortheuni?cationofSouth
banquets.TheICspendsmoremoneyon
to do, considering that it is a provincial
Korea and North Korea. President Park
personnelthanitdoesonworktoobtain
government. The IC does host many
Geun-hye has said, “The government
good results or provide public utilities.
events,though.”
will solidify the foundation for peaceful
By cutting unnecessary spending from
Therefore, the IC’s five governors
unification by achieving pan-national
the budget and organizing the budget to
should be appointed based on their
and all-party agreements.” Though we
tackle important work, the IC could be
competence in regards to North Korea
needtoinsistthatallKoreanterritoryis
anef?cientadministrativeagency.
relationsandnotbasedontheirabilityto
ours, quality administrative action will
For this, the role of consultants is very
hosteventsforformerresidentsofNorth
leadeventuallytouni?cation.
important. The IC has 87 consultants,
Korea. Also, personnel employed by the
but they do not produce meaningful
ICshouldhavesomeexpertiseregarding
kdw845@hufs.ac.kr
results. Kim Gwi-ok said, “There’s a lot
NorthKorea.
ofgoodworktobedonelikepreserving
traditional culture, but they do not
The total debt facing the central
specialize in those areas. Furthermore,
government of South Korea and
they spend too much money on
provincial governments is 530 trillion
unimportant tasks. Their budget should
won. These days, Korea is struggling
becutorcorrected.”
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Reinforcing connections with other
agencies
No connections exist between the
IC and other agencies despite the
overlapping tasks that they perform.
Choi Jin-yong of the Ministry of
Unification said, “Though the Ministry
of Unification is conducting many
servicesforNorthKoreandefectors,still
manyNorthKoreandefectorsneedhelp.
So collaborating with the IC would be
helpful.”
There is more work to be done like
preserving the cultural heritage of
North Korea. Currently, the Ministry
of Culture, Sports and Tourism is doing
similar work, but as the old adage goes:
▲ Ibuk5doCommitteeislocatedinGugi-dong,Jongno-gu.
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