"Over 10,000 Records"... The Truth Behind the Site Offering a "Glance" at Civil Servants' Favorite Restaurants

Where are Gumi's civil servants' favorite places to eat?

A website has emerged that allows the public to see which restaurants are frequently visited by civil servants in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and where official work-related expenses are being spent.

The Gumi Center for Participatory Democracy has launched a website named "Masit Gumi."

It allows users to search and compare public data on work-related expenses that were previously scattered across different departments.

Created based on 1,457 documents from the city hall and 21 documents from the city council, the site contains a total expenditure history of approximately 1.79 billion won, spanning over 10,000 records.

Users can search by organization, department, period, and amount, and cross-reference the details with the original documents linked to individual records as well as public bulletin boards.

An official explained, "Rather than simply showing restaurants where a large amount of work-related expenses were used, it allows citizens to examine how tax money is spent and directly verify necessary details."

(Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun, Screen capture: Masit Gumi website)
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