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S. Korea: Gov't Payroll Increases Sharply Under Lee Admin |
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world.kbs.co.kr |
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Monday, January 07, 2013 |
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ICT for MDGs
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Korea (Republic of) |
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Jan 08, 2013 |
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The incumbent administration aimed at shrinking the number of government employees during its term, but it appears the government payroll has instead sharply expanded.
The Public Administration and Security Ministry said there were a total of 615-thousand government employees as of late last year, up roughly ten-thousand from 2007.
Four-thousand workers were added to complement the auxiliary police and combat police forces. Regular police troops were also bumped up by one thousand and probation officers by 300.
Ninety-five officials were hired to staff the maintenance office for new government buildings in the Sejong administrative city, while 26 officials were added to the Foreign Ministry as more embassies opened overseas. Finance Ministry employees also increased on the heels of a new law on cooperatives.
An official of the Public Administration and Security Ministry explained the government tried its best to keep employee numbers from rising. The official said the police force was expanded to keep public order against frequent crimes in the final days of the administration.
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