Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member Kim Gyeongja Points Out Excessive Budget Revisions in Jeonnam Province

Execution Contrary to the Original Intent Deliberated and Resolved by the Assembly

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeonnam Province has been criticized for conveniently changing and using the budget differently from the original purpose during budget allocation.

Jeonnam Provincial Council member Kim Kyungja announced on the 15th, "In 2019, there were 21 cases of budget reallocation within Jeollanam-do amounting to 511 million KRW, and 38 cases of budget changes amounting to 5.698 billion KRW."

According to the Local Finance Act, budget reallocation is allowed within the scope of policy projects for each unit project or purpose amount, but it is prohibited when implementing projects not included in the budget or when executing project budgets differently from the intent approved by the local council.

Additionally, personnel expenses, facility costs, incidental expenses, and repayment funds cannot be reallocated to other purposes.

However, in the recent "2019 Fiscal Year Settlement and Contingency Expense Approval Review," it was pointed out that wages for temporary workers were reallocated to local government operating subsidies, even though personnel expenses are not allowed to be reallocated.

Council member Kim Kyungja emphasized, "Budget changes should be used as a very limited exception to the principle of prohibiting use outside the budget's purpose. Efforts should be made to execute the approved budget as decided by the council, and when reallocation is unavoidable, it must not be abused according to relevant laws."

She added, "Details of budget changes should be clearly specified in the settlement report, and precise budget planning is requested to minimize future occurrences of reallocations."

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