Budget minister vows to closely review disability rights budget

Korea's budget minister, Park Hong-keun, has called on a disability rights advocacy group to cease staging protests on subway platforms, which are causing service disruptions. The Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination group has vowed to continue daily protests, demanding the government include expenditures related to disability rights in the next year's budget.

In response, Park vowed to closely examine these issues in the upcoming budget planning, emphasizing the government's commitment to guaranteeing the basic rights of people with disabilities, including transportation and employment. However, he warned that protests disrupting subway and bus services would not alter the principles governing the national budget.

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