Iksan City Council Confirms Supplementary Budget of 1.5605 Trillion Won at 229th Extraordinary Session

Committee Member Changes, Amendments to the Press Ordinance, and More

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] The 229th extraordinary session of the Iksan City Council in Jeonbuk has concluded after deliberating and approving the supplementary budget bill.

According to the city council on the 31st, the supplementary budget bill of 1.5605 trillion KRW was finally deliberated and approved at this extraordinary session to proactively respond to the recovery of the local economy and the post-COVID-19 era.

The main contents of the supplementary budget include 4.5 billion KRW for the employment safety preemptive response package support and 6 billion KRW for the COVID-19 overcoming hope job project.

On this day, the change of members in the 8th committee was approved, with the Council Steering Committee member changing from Kim Chung-young to Yoon Young-sook, and the Special Budget and Accounts Committee member changing from Jang Kyung-ho to Yoo Jae-dong.

Along with this, the ordinance for the "Operation of Iksan City Media-Related Budget" was amended and approved.

The amended content deleted Article 14 (Operation Restrictions) and included in Article 7 (Establishment of the Deliberation Committee) a clause that if a media company or reporter is confirmed to have committed a crime punishable by a fine or higher, such as extortion or bribery related to reporting, support will be suspended for three years.

Also, Article 15 (Disclosure of Operation Results, etc.) was merged into Article 8 (Composition of the Committee), requiring the disclosure of promotional expense payment details by media company on the website every quarter (three months).

Chairman Yoo Jae-gu said, "I deeply thank my fellow council members and executive officials who actively cooperated in this extraordinary session," and added, "This supplementary budget is an important budget that helps stabilize citizens' lives and recover the local economy, so I ask for prompt and efficient budget execution."

Meanwhile, the next 230th extraordinary session will be held for nine days from the 31st of next month to September 8, during which ordinances and general agenda items will be deliberated and major project sites will be visited.

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