Jeonnam Provincial Council Budget Committee Reviews Next Year's Budget Proposal for Jeonnam Office of Education

The Jeonnam Provincial Council's Special Committee on Budget and Accounts reviewed the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education's budget proposal for the next year. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Council's Budget and Accounts Special Committee reviewed the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education's budget proposal for the next fiscal year from the 11th to the 14th.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Council on the 15th, the total size of the next year's budget proposal submitted by the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education is 3.6463 trillion KRW, which is a decrease of 227 billion KRW, or 5.9%, compared to the previous year. Accordingly, the Budget and Accounts Committee cut 4 billion KRW across 61 items, including 700 million KRW for 'overseas travel expenses' which were difficult to execute due to COVID-19.

On the other hand, to improve basic academic skills in elementary schools, 500 million KRW was allocated for the 'Basic Academic Skills Improvement Support Project,' and 50 million KRW was additionally allocated to activate the newly implemented college entrance support officer system. In total, 3.3 billion KRW was increased across 12 items to support students' academic improvement to prevent educational gaps caused by COVID-19.

Chairman Lee Hyuk-je said, "Although everyone is facing difficulties due to COVID-19, we have worked hard on budget review to create conditions where our students can study safely and healthily through efficient resource allocation," and urged, "Promptly proceed with the projects for better educational conditions."

Meanwhile, the budget proposal reviewed by the Budget and Accounts Special Committee will be submitted to the plenary session of the 348th 2nd regular meeting on the 16th for final approval.

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