North Gyeongsang Provincial Assembly holds assembly academy to sharpen budget audit skills

The North Gyeongsang Provincial Assembly held an assembly academy for all its members Friday at the assembly's multipurpose hall.

The academy was organized to strengthen lawmakers' expertise in fiscal affairs through systematic analytical methods and practice-oriented education on budget audits, and to reinforce the budget feedback function that final account reviews are meant to serve.

The session featured Park Jeong-won, a certified public accountant serving as a final account inspector for North Gyeongsang Province, who led instruction on practical audit techniques applicable to actual budget reviews — covering the overview and legal basis of final account inspections, audit procedures, revenue and expenditure reviews, and case studies of corrective measures taken in the province.

Participants focused particularly on key checkpoints and real-world cases in the audit process, sharing hands-on approaches to identifying problems and areas for improvement so that findings can be reflected in the following year's budget planning and fiscal management.

Assembly Speaker Kim Hee-su said the assembly would continue to strengthen support and communication so that members can carry out their legislative duties more effectively, adding that it would work to build an assembly that earns greater public trust by ensuring lawmakers' views translate into policy.