정부부처 내년 예산 요구 500조 육박••• 올해보다 6.2 증가br br South Korea's government ministries have requested a total budget for next year of around 422 billion U.S. dollars.br According to the finance ministry, that's an on-year increase of six-point-two percent.br The money would go toward more welfare, defense spending and R&D to nurture innovative sectors including the hydrogen economy, AI, 5G network services and bio-health.br The ministry will finalize the budget proposal and submit it to the National Assembly by September 3rd for approval.