Imsil-gun Prepares Next Year's Budget of 449.1 Billion Won... Submitted to County Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk announced on the 17th that it has recently submitted the 2021 budget plan worth 449.1 billion KRW to the county council.

This is an increase of 12.7 billion KRW (2.9%) compared to this year, with the general account increasing by 20.1 billion KRW (5.02%) to 421.2 billion KRW, and other special accounts decreasing by 7.4 billion KRW to 27.9 billion KRW.

Major revenue sources include local taxes of 22.3 billion KRW, non-tax revenue of 20.9 billion KRW, local allocation tax of 185.8 billion KRW, and national and provincial subsidies of 165.6 billion KRW.

In particular, due to the decrease in domestic taxes caused by the impact of COVID-19, the local allocation tax was set at 185.8 billion KRW, down 8.1 billion KRW from this year, but the national and provincial subsidy budget secured 14.1 billion KRW more than this year, resulting in an overall increase in the total budget.

The next year's budget plan focuses on revitalizing the local economy, proactive preparation for the post-COVID-19 era, and public sector investments to enhance residents' safety and quality of life.

Major investment projects include 5.5 billion KRW for the Basic Living Base Development Project to strengthen urban regeneration and central area competitiveness, 5 billion KRW for the construction of Osu 2nd Agricultural Industrial Complex, 2 billion KRW for the establishment of a Pet Support Center, 2.5 billion KRW for the Seongga District Urban Regeneration Activation Project, 1.5 billion KRW for the Osu District Urban Regeneration Recognition Project, 3.2 billion KRW for the creation of Imsil Bonghwang Ecological Park, and 1 billion KRW for remodeling the Imsil Jeil Theater.

To promote Imsil cheese as a premium food and tourism brand, the budget includes 2.4 billion KRW for the 3rd phase of the Imsil Cheese Food Cluster, 2.2 billion KRW for fostering the Imsil Cheese Theme Park as a representative tourist destination, 2 billion KRW for building the Imsil Cheese History and Culture Hall, 1.7 billion KRW for constructing parking lots at the Imsil Cheese Theme Park, 1 billion KRW for the Imsil N Cheese Rural Theme Park, and 200 million KRW for the four-season rose garden at the Imsil Cheese Theme Park.

Key projects for the Seomjingang Renaissance era, which will lead ten million tourists, such as Okjeongho and Seongsusan, were also prioritized in the budget.

These include 2.2 billion KRW for the construction of access and connecting roads to the Seomjingang Eco Museum, 700 million KRW for the 2nd phase of the Seomjingang Eco Museum, 1 billion KRW for the Okjeongho Water Culture Trail, 1.8 billion KRW for the Taejo Hope Forest, 800 million KRW for the Seongsusan King's Forest Ecotourism Site, 1.5 billion KRW for supplementing the Seongsusan Natural Recreation Forest, 1 billion KRW for expanding water and sewage facilities for Seongsusan tourism development, and 200 million KRW for installing forest leisure sports facilities at Seongsusan.

The budget also allocates significant funds for expanding living SOC (Social Overhead Capital).

This includes 2.5 billion KRW for building the Imsil-eup Happiness Nuri Center, 2.2 billion KRW for the Osu-myeon Happiness Nuri Center, 1.1 billion KRW for the Gwanchon Sports and Culture Center, 1.2 billion KRW for the Imsil-gun Park Golf Course, 800 million KRW each for the Imsil-gun Comprehensive Gymnasium and Multipurpose Gymnasium, 600 million KRW for the Jeonbuk International Archery Training Center, and 300 million KRW for reinforcing the functions of the Youth Training Center.

Special attention was also given to realizing customized welfare to guarantee the lives of vulnerable groups whose livelihoods have become difficult due to COVID-19.

The budget includes provisions for issuing Imsil Love Gift Certificates to vulnerable groups, supporting bath coupons and communal meal helpers at senior centers, shingles vaccination support, postpartum care expenses for childbirth families, and health management support for mothers and newborns in childbirth families to ensure that vulnerable groups are not left behind.

County Governor Shim Min said, “Despite difficult financial conditions due to COVID-19, we efficiently prepared the budget by reducing current expenses and adjusting expenditure structures to ensure that essential projects are not delayed,” adding, “We focused on projects for overcoming COVID-19 and recovering the people's economy in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era.”

Meanwhile, the 2021 budget plan will be finalized after deliberation and resolution at the 2nd regular session of the Imsil County Council starting on the 20th.

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