Meal expenditure cap under anticorruption act up for vote

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission decided to vote on a proposal to raise the maximum amount for treated meal expenses under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act from 30,000 won to 50,000 won on Monday.

A sign in front of a restaurant in Seoul shows a menu item named "Youngran menu" priced at 30,000 won ($22) — the maximum amount allowed for treated meal expenditures for officials working at public institutions and certain private organizations under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act — on Monday.[YONHAP]

A sign in front of a restaurant in Seoul shows a menu item named "Youngran menu" priced at 30,000 won ($22) — the maximum amount allowed for treated meal expenditures for officials working at public institutions and certain private organizations under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act — on Monday.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission decided to vote on a proposal to raise the maximum amount from 30,000 won to 50,000 won on Monday.

The Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, known colloquially as the Kim Young-ran Act, is an anticorruption law enforced from 2016. It prohibits public servants, employees of media companies, schools and educational foundations from receiving improper solicitations and caps the maximum amount allowed to be given for gifts.