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Culture ministry seeks 4.2 percent rise in budget for next year
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said on Thursday it wants to increase its budget by 4.2 percent to 3.6 trillion won (US$3.047 billion) next year to spend more on projects to support the rising popularity of Korean pop culture in foreign countries and promote Korea's traditional cultural assets.
The government plans to spend about 1.1 trillion won of the total budget on supporting the nation's culture and arts fields as part of efforts to improve people's quality of life, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.
If the budget proposal is approved by the parliament, it would mark the first time that the country's culture and arts budget has exceeded 1 trillion won.
In addition, 5.4 billion won, up 205 percent from 1.8 billion won in 2011, will be used to provide more active support to Korean pop culture, which has gained widespread popularity beyond Asia, the ministry said.
The popularity has helped push up exports of not only Korean pop songs, TV dramas and movies but also products from the local fashion and cosmetics industries, the Korea Customs Service said in a report released in June.
For projects to better preserve and seek creative uses for old Buddhist temples and other traditional cultural assets, the government assigned 129.7 billion won, up 103.6 percent from 63.7 billion won set aside for the purpose in 2011, the ministry said.
The government will spend the money on creating a national disaster preparedness system for old Buddhist temples and increasing programs for temple and Hanok stays.
The ministry said next year's budget plan is also focused on creating 21,171 new jobs, up from 14,034 in 2011, mainly in the media, entertainment and tourism industries favored by young job seekers.
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said on Thursday it wants to increase its budget by 4.2 percent to 3.6 trillion won (US$3.047 billion) next year to spend more on projects to support the rising popularity of Korean pop culture in foreign countries and promote Korea's traditional cultural assets.
The government plans to spend about 1.1 trillion won of the total budget on supporting the nation's culture and arts fields as part of efforts to improve people's quality of life, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.
If the budget proposal is approved by the parliament, it would mark the first time that the country's culture and arts budget has exceeded 1 trillion won.
In addition, 5.4 billion won, up 205 percent from 1.8 billion won in 2011, will be used to provide more active support to Korean pop culture, which has gained widespread popularity beyond Asia, the ministry said.
The popularity has helped push up exports of not only Korean pop songs, TV dramas and movies but also products from the local fashion and cosmetics industries, the Korea Customs Service said in a report released in June.
For projects to better preserve and seek creative uses for old Buddhist temples and other traditional cultural assets, the government assigned 129.7 billion won, up 103.6 percent from 63.7 billion won set aside for the purpose in 2011, the ministry said.
The government will spend the money on creating a national disaster preparedness system for old Buddhist temples and increasing programs for temple and Hanok stays.
The ministry said next year's budget plan is also focused on creating 21,171 new jobs, up from 14,034 in 2011, mainly in the media, entertainment and tourism industries favored by young job seekers.
