Busan Gijang-gun, Next Year's Main Budget 633.4 Billion Won ... Surpassing 600 Billion for the First Time in History

Focused Investment in the 3-Part Project: 'Iljari, Swiljari, Jejari'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The main budget size of Busan's Gijang-gun has exceeded 600 billion won for the first time.

Gijang-gun, Busan, prepared the 2021 main budget of 633.4 billion won and submitted it to the Gijang-gun Council on the 20th.

The budget for next year consists of 558.6 billion won in the general account and 74.8 billion won in the special account, an increase of 57.5 billion won (9.98%) compared to this year's main budget of 575.9 billion won.

The 2021 budget plan was focused on projects related to Gijang-gun's core projects, the 'Job, Rest, and Place Project,' in response to the post-COVID-19 era.

The 'Job Project' is a project to greatly expand public jobs for residents who need livelihood support due to the local economic downturn.

△ Establishment of new public jobs for environmental maintenance by eup and myeon △ Expansion of jobs for coastal areas, hiking trails, and local rivers maintenance △ Strengthening COVID-19 response jobs △ Support for jobs for the elderly, disabled, and youth to expand employment safety nets according to regional and life cycle characteristics.

The 'Rest Project' is a project that focuses investment on creating spaces for rest and recharging to protect residents' health and safety from COVID-19 and fine dust.

Main projects include △ Operation of the Integrated Environmental Control Center (drone) △ Creation of fine dust blocking forests △ Miracle Park project for replacing and maintaining old park facilities, full LED replacement of park lights, security lights, and street lights, maintenance of Cheonggang Small Park, Sodubang Park, and Yongso Well-being Park △ Restoration and maintenance of Gijang Eupseong Fortress.

Also, through the 'Rest Project,' large-scale projects such as △ Gijang-eup Light, Water, Dream Comprehensive Social Welfare Center △ Gijang Pottery Tourism Healing Village creation △ Jeonggwan Light, Water, Dream Education Happiness Town (Aqua Dream Park, Edu Park) △ Ilgwang Light, Water, Dream Education Culture Town construction △ Cheolma Urban Agriculture Park creation △ Upper Jwagwangcheon Ecological Stream maintenance project △ Ilgwangcheon walking trail maintenance △ Citizen Sports Park and World Cup Village creation will be actively promoted to secure resting places for residents.

The 'Place Project' guarantees individual safety and basic living so that everyone can find their place after COVID-19. △ Distribution of masks to all residents △ Establishment of a non-face-to-face online education system △ Operation of smart libraries △ Operation of Gijang-type care classrooms △ Support for out-of-school youth, preparing support measures for residents' daily recovery and marginalized vulnerable groups.

Furthermore, with the selection of public contest projects and confirmation of support for balanced national projects, 16.6 billion won in national funds has been secured for projects such as △ Jeonggwan Light, Water, Dream Education Happiness Town (Edu Park) △ Ilgwang Library construction △ Creation of a marine and fisheries specialized small library △ Ilgwang Beach public parking lot creation △ Ilgwang Amusement Park indoor gateball court creation △ Rural (vulnerable area) Saetteul Village support △ Fine dust reduction public forest cultivation △ Fine dust blocking forest creation project, which is expected to accelerate the promotion of pending projects.

Oh Gyu-seok, Gijang-gun mayor, said, “The 2021 main budget was prepared with an active and expansive budget considering the difficulties of the local economy due to the prolonged COVID-19. We will focus all administrative power on promoting the ‘Job, Rest, and Place Project’ to stabilize residents' lives and recover the local economy, and overcome the post-COVID-19 era quickly and strongly.”

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