[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Moon-Ye Lee] As the parliamentary budget review begins, the Korea Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives strongly urged the inclusion of agricultural livelihood budgets. The government submitted a budget proposal for next year to the National Assembly on September 1, amounting to 20.35 trillion won, a 6.9% increase from the previous year. This includes an expansion of public interest direct payment support such as eco-friendly agriculture and livestock direct payments, low-carbon agriculture programs, and direct payments for strategic crops, as well as an increase in crop disaster insurance and disaster response funds to strengthen national responsibility for disasters. In this regard, the Federation criticizes that the proposal has not moved away from the 'neglect of agriculture' policy. It still falls short of 3% of the total national budget and falls short of supporting the livelihoods of farmers.