It was confirmed on the 14th that the group BTS, which attended the UN General Assembly with President Moon Jae-in as a presidential special envoy, has not yet been paid for the related expenses.
In this regard, Tak Hyeon-min, secretary of the Blue House, said, “The ‘decision to pay the payment’ has already been completed in the administrative process of the government.
Kim Seung-soo, a member of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, and People’s Strength asked whether BTS had paid the UN special envoy-related expenses to the Overseas Culture and Promotion Agency on the same day.
Rep. Kim said, “Clearly, on September 30, a Blue House official said that the payment had been made, and Tak Hyeon-min, secretary of the Blue House protocol, also appeared on social media and on the October 1 broadcast and said, ‘The payment has already been completed. The Blue House and Secretary Tak asked again, did they lie to the entire nation even though they knew (unpaid), or did it become a false report that they were paid?” He pointed out, “It would be very shocking to know (Secretary Tak not paid) and to appear on TV and lie to the entire nation.”
newsRegarding Rep. Kim’s questioning and President Park’s response, Secretary Tak said, “I don’t know if I should even explain this, but you keep raising issues, so I’ll check it out and let you know.” After the event was over, the ‘decision to pay the payment’ in the administrative procedure of the government was already completed,” he explained.
He continued, “The report of the results written by Hive, the agency of BTS, was submitted on October 13th. I will inform you that it will be done.”
He further emphasized, “Even if the payment decision has been completed in the process, the deposit will be made only when the recipient (Hive side) requests a deposit.”
Last month, a media outlet cited the ‘expenses related to attending the UN General Assembly’ submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Rep. Cho Myung-hee of People’s Strength, saying, “It was confirmed that the government did not pay BTS for travel expenses such as airfare, lodging, and food at all. ” reported.
In response, a key official at the Blue House countered, “Part of the flight and stay expenses of the special envoy on this tour have been settled in the form of ex post settlement, and the settlement has already been completed.”
Secretary Tak said through social media on the same day, “The expenses within the regulations related to BTS’ participation in the tour have already been paid. We applied in the form of support, and the amount was also negotiated in advance.”
Secretary Tak also said on the radio, “I can’t quite understand why (the media that raised the issue) lie so blatantly on the basis of the fact that a contract exists, procedures are carried out according to the contract standards, and settlement is completed. “The amount we promised to pay to BTS was around 700 million won.”
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