[Photo] Dongjin Lee, Dobong-gu Mayor, "The Amendment of the Local Autonomy Act is the Beginning of Fiscal Decentralization..."

District Mayor Lee Attends Nationwide Si-Gun-Gu Council Joint Chair Video Meeting on the 6th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu (Standing Vice Chairman of the National Council of Si-Gun-Gu), attended the first 'National Council of Si-Gun-Gu Joint Chairpersons Video Conference' of the year on the 6th.

At this National Council of Si-Gun-Gu meeting, opinions were exchanged on last year's agenda items including ▲ the passage of the Local Autonomy Act amendment bill in the National Assembly, ▲ continuous promotion of the 2nd phase of local fiscal decentralization, ▲ preparation of specific countermeasures related to local extinction, ▲ government proposals for Green New Deal and Energy New Deal policies reflecting the voices from local governments in the field, and ▲ welfare grand compromise.

Regarding the passage of the Local Autonomy Act amendment bill in the National Assembly last year, Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu (Standing Vice Chairman), stated, “The passage of the Local Autonomy Act amendment bill, which will bring about a major change in local autonomy for the first time in 32 years, will be a step that marks a great start.” He added, “Starting from this, I hope that through fiscal decentralization, which is the core of local autonomy decentralization, we can correct fiscal imbalances among local governments and achieve national balanced development.”

Furthermore, Mayor Lee Dong-jin emphasized the enactment of the Serious Accident Punishment Act, saying, “It is also necessary to create a virtuous cycle environment to ensure that laws are not violated in the legislative process.” He added, “Since more than 50% of the law relates to construction and building, it is necessary for local governments to prepare detailed plans to fundamentally block these issues in advance and propose them to the central government. Through this, the National Council of Si-Gun-Gu needs to proactively make efforts on agenda items that are becoming social controversies.”

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