South Korea's People Power Party pledges to seek larger regular-budget funding for firefighters
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok pledged to seek increased firefighting funding through the 2027 regular budget rather than a separate fund. Speaking at a National Assembly screening of the film “Firefighters,” he said the party had proposed 2 trillion won in additional spending for replacing aging equipment and fire-safety investment, alongside a 500,000-won increase in firefighters’ hazard allowance. He argued that regular-budget allocations were necessary for stable spending.