The National Heritage Administration has been allocated a total of 1.4 billion won in the 2026 first supplementary budget, which was recently finalized.
According to the National Assembly and the National Heritage Administration on the 16th, the confirmed supplementary budget includes two items under the administration's jurisdiction: 877 million won for building tourism-linked data systems for national heritage sites including Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, and Deoksugung palaces, and 553 million won for facility improvements and expansion of amenities at royal palaces.
The administration was initially excluded from the government's original proposal but received partial funding during the deliberation process by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee.
The government's total first supplementary budget for this year amounts to 26.2 trillion won and passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 10th.
