Geochang-gun Promotes Expansion of Budget Waste Reporting Center Operations

Diversifying Reporting Methods Including Installation of Budget Waste Report Mailboxes and Providing Rewards for Participants

A view of Geochang County Office. (Photo by Geochang County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 15th that it will promote the operation of the ‘Budget Waste Reporting Center’ to eradicate cases of budget waste through the establishment of a resident reporting culture.

The county had been receiving budget-saving ideas and waste reports through the Budget Waste Reporting Center on its website, but to provide opportunities for middle-aged and older residents who are not familiar with internet use to participate in budget saving and to increase citizen participation, it has launched an offline reporting mailbox project and prepared rewards for participants.

The budget waste reporting mailboxes will be installed at 13 locations including the county office and eup/myeon offices, as well as 4 local financial institutions. If budget-saving ideas and reports are written on postcards provided alongside the mailbox and submitted, they will be collected once a month, and the results will be reviewed within 30 days and the proposer will be informed of the outcome.

The targets for budget waste reporting include all budgets and funds executed or supported by the county, such as unnecessary construction, similar or duplicate projects, and improper budget expenditures. Items that cannot be specifically verified or are unrelated to budget saving are excluded.

It is planned to provide participation rewards by evaluating the extent to which the proposed budget waste reports and ideas contribute to reducing the county’s financial waste.

The evaluation criteria include the degree of budget saving, the effect of system improvement, specificity, and creativity of the proposal. If it helps the county’s budget saving, Geochang Love Gift Certificates worth between 20,000 and 50,000 KRW will be awarded according to the evaluation results.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “We hope to achieve transparent budget execution through continuous interest and active reporting by residents,” and added, “We will strive harder for sound local financial management so that expenditure budgets can be used where they are truly needed.”

Geochang-gun plans to actively promote the budget-saving ideas and waste reporting activation by producing promotional materials such as posters and advertising notes to be placed in the county office and local financial institutions, and by utilizing the county website and SNS.

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