Andong City, 'All-Out Effort to Secure National Funds' ... Mayor Kwon Young-se Visits Ministry of Economy and Finance

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] As deliberations for the formulation of next year's government budget are in full swing, Andong City in Gyeongbuk Province is mobilizing an all-out system to secure national funding.

According to Andong City on the 19th, Mayor Kwon Young-se will visit the Ministry of Strategy and Finance on the 20th to meet with the Budget Director and request the inclusion of budgets to resolve pending projects.

The main proposed projects include ▲ Construction of Andong Imcheonggak History and Culture Sharing Center (250 million KRW · new project) ▲ Construction of single-track railway between Jeomchon and Andong (500 million KRW · new project) ▲ Construction of Yongsang~Gyori National Road Alternative Bypass (60 billion KRW · ongoing project) ▲ Open-field Smart Agriculture Pilot Project (7.4 billion KRW · ongoing project) ▲ Creation of World Confucian Scholars Culture Park and Korean Culture Theme Park (7.7 billion KRW · finishing project) ▲ Urban Flood Prevention in Jung-gu 1 Drainage District (6.7 billion KRW · ongoing project), among other major regional pending projects.

Since July last year, Andong City has been making multifaceted efforts to secure national funding, starting with a report meeting to discover new national projects, and holding three progress report meetings this year. After holding budget policy meetings with local politicians including members of the National Assembly and provincial and city councilors in April, it has maintained an organic cooperative system.

Mayor Kwon Young-se stated, "Due to COVID-19, the national treasury situation is not as ample as in previous years, so securing national funding will be very difficult," and added, "We will actively discover various new projects by understanding the policy trends intended by the government."

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