Jeonbuk Governor Song Ha-jin Pledges 'Full Effort' to Secure National Budget for Next Year

Song Ha-jin, Former Governor of Jeonbuk Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jeonbuk Province is making every effort to secure national budget despite the COVID-19 emergency situation.

According to Jeonbuk Province on the 9th, due to difficulties in visiting central government ministries caused by COVID-19, the province is conducting behind-the-scenes activities targeting central ministries by mobilizing all available human networks accumulated, such as telephone contacts centered on department and bureau heads, providing information via email, and utilizing alumni of central ministries.

Based on past activities, Jeonbuk Province held a national budget securing strategy meeting for maximum reflection of ministry budgets at the provincial government office, presided over by Governor Song Ha-jin, with relevant department and bureau heads in attendance.

At the meeting, strategies to respond to the central ministries' budget formulation stage were established, and discussions on ministry responses to each project and strategies were held.

Taking the 4.15 general election as a turning point and monitoring the spread of COVID-19, proactive response activities such as leadership visits to ministries, alumni meetings with ministries, and building cooperation systems with political circles and city/county governments were planned. Each department and bureau also discussed detailed strategies to resolve issues focusing on projects with lukewarm or negative responses from ministries, devising effective ways to secure the national budget.

Furthermore, aiming to secure more than 7 trillion won for three consecutive years, the province decided to engage in an all-out budget securing battle with strategies tailored to each stage of the situation.

Accordingly, led by Governor Song, the administrative and political vice governors and each department and bureau head plan to conduct central ministry response activities more than twice a week, focusing on projects with lukewarm or negative ministry responses.

After the general election, the plan is to fully activate cooperation channels with newly elected political circles and city/county governments.

Governor Song Ha-jin said, “Although the conditions for securing the national budget are more challenging than in previous years due to difficult tax revenue conditions next year caused by COVID-19 and many projects completing this year, I ask that the province, city/county governments, and political circles unite as one and devote all efforts to securing the national budget for the great leap forward of Jeonbuk.”

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