Jeon Gyeong-seon, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member, "Stop the Construction of Gwangjeonyeon Office Building Requiring 17 Billion Won"

Former Lawmaker States at Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute Administrative Audit, "New Building Construction Cannot Be Funded by Development Fund"

Jeon Gyeong-seon, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeon Gyeongseon, a member of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, has put a brake on the construction project of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute building, which is expected to cost 17 billion won.

On the 6th, during the administrative audit of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute held by the Planning and Administration Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, Jeon Gyeongseon pointed out, "I doubt whether the construction of the research institute building is an unnecessary and non-urgent budget allocation," and on the 8th, he revealed that he effectively requested the suspension of the construction project.

Jeon Gyeongseon criticized, "The Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute is an institution established and operated for research purposes, yet it is incomprehensible to push for the construction of a non-urgent building at the cost of as much as 17 billion won of taxpayers' money."

Regarding the report from Director Park Jaeyoung that "the research institute has been established for 30 years but does not have a building," Jeon said, "Even if it becomes 50 or 100 years old, if it is not urgent, there is no reason to waste the budget on construction."

Jeon also questioned Director Park's response that "development funds were secured for the building construction," saying, "The development funds of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute are meant to be used for the development of Gwangju and Jeonnam, and certainly not for building a fancy building."

Regarding the answer that the new building is being promoted due to leaks in the current temporary building, Jeon reprimanded, "It is absurd to push for a building construction costing 17 billion won just because of a simple leak."

Additionally, during the administrative audit that day, Jeon Gyeongseon pointed out that "excessive expenses are being made on external contributors' article fees and business card issuance costs," and emphasized, "Unnecessary and non-urgent budgets should be drastically reduced, and budget allocation and execution should be appropriate and sound."

Meanwhile, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute, which opened in December 1991, was integrated with the Gwangju and Jeonnam Research Institutes in 2015 and is temporarily housed in a commercial building in Naju Innovation City. It is known to be reviewing three options to build an independent building costing between 12 billion and 17 billion won.

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