The South Korean National Police Agency announced on March 3 that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is set at 14.9832 trillion won, representing a 5.1% increase of 721 billion won over the current year. ^[1] Yong Hye-in, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, arrived at the personnel inquiry preparation office in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on April 4. ^[2] Funds for drug crime response, covering detection, investigation, and suppression, are set at 683 million won, a sevenfold increase from the 98 million won allocated this year. ^[3] The agency plans to allocate 45 billion won to deploy crime prevention robots at police stations nationwide, marking a new budget item for this initiative. ^[4] Journalists questioned Yong Hye-in about whether she agreed with criticisms calling her party the 'Family Income Party' and if the Blue House had made any statements regarding the proportional representation lawmaker position, but she remained silent. ^[5] Reporters asked Yong Hye-in if her intention to hold both the ministerial and proportional representation lawmaker positions simultaneously had changed, but she did not answer. ^[6] Funds for installing intelligent surveillance CCTV cameras in high-risk victim residences are set at 228 million won, a 35% increase over the previous year. ^[7] Yong Hye-in has maintained the stance that she will explain all details during the formal personnel inquiry since she first arrived at the office on April 2. ^[8]