...ide from the political dispute, it is a fact that the amount of government subsidies given to civic organizations reached 22 trillion won -- a rise of 2 trillion won -- during the Moon administration’s five-year term. The number of civic group recipients also climbed to 27,215 last year, up from 22,881 in 2016. The government’s lax oversight of state funds must be fixed. A new set of spending and audit rules should be introduced to prevent irregularities. It is also important for certain civic organizations themselves to m...