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>On the afternoon of the 30th, floor leaders from the Democratic Party and the People Power Party met at the National Assembly, set the schedule for the April extraordinary session, and agreed to approve the supplemental budget in the plenary by April 10.
The parties agreed that the government's supplemental budget policy address will be given on April 2, and that on April 7–8 the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts will hold comprehensive policy questioning and conduct line-by-line reviews.
They also agreed to finalize the supplemental budget in the plenary by April 10 and to hold interpellation (government questioning) sessions on April 3, 6, and 13.
Song Eon-seok, floor leader of the People Power Party, said, \"Today the floor leaders agreed on the supplemental budget and the April extraordinary session schedule,\" adding, \"Detailed review and negotiation of the bill’s contents will be conducted in-depth by members of the Budget and Accounts Committee across party lines.\"
Han Byung-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party, said, \"We met with the National Assembly speaker at 10 a.m. and had lunch at noon. After that, we met twice more and agreed to handle it by consensus.\"
Separately, the parties expect to agree on and pass about 60 noncontroversial bills at the National Assembly plenary session on the 31st.
