Seoul - Yonhap
The ruling party will push to nearly double the ratio of the nation\'s cultural budget to 2 percent of the total by 2013 as part of efforts to promote culture and the arts industry, and create more jobs, party officials said Monday. Rep. Lee Joo-young, chief policy maker of the Grand National Party (GNP), demanded the government spend more on the cultural sector during a policy coordination meeting between the party and the government, they said.