Damyang-gun Increases 1st Supplementary Budget Proposal by 119.1 Billion Won

Focus on Resolving Livelihood Issues and Completing Key Projects Such as Living SOC Initiatives

Additional 52% (62.2 Billion KRW) Allocated for Last Year's Flood Recovery Budget

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang County submitted the first supplementary budget proposal for 2021 to the county council on the 8th.

According to the county on the 10th, the total scale of the first supplementary budget proposal is about 551.8 billion KRW, an increase of about 119.1 billion KRW (27.5%) compared to the original budget.

Among these, the general account was increased by about 119 billion KRW (28.2%) from the original budget to about 540.4 billion KRW, and the special account was increased by about 30 million KRW (0.2%) from the original budget to about 11.4 billion KRW.

This supplementary budget proposal first reflected 62.2 billion KRW for eight projects, including 34.1 billion KRW for the Bongsan Daejeon district disaster recovery project, which was additionally allocated from last year's confirmed flood recovery amount.

It was also organized with a focus on completing major pending projects such as livelihood issue resolution projects and living SOC projects, which had been delayed due to COVID-19 and disaster recovery responses.

Major projects by expenditure sector in the general account include ▲2.2 billion KRW for general public administration such as additional costs for the Changpyeong-myeon Complex Community Center project, ▲870 million KRW for public order and safety such as the reestablishment service for Damyang County’s comprehensive natural disaster mitigation plan, ▲3.09 billion KRW for culture and tourism such as additional costs for the Damyang gym construction project, ▲18.49 billion KRW for environmental protection such as subsidies for private electric vehicle purchases, and ▲22.46 billion KRW for social welfare such as region-led job projects and basic pension payments for socially vulnerable groups.

In addition, ▲590 million KRW for health such as additional costs for establishing a permanent COVID-19 screening clinic, ▲40.94 billion KRW for agriculture, forestry, and marine fisheries such as services related to creating experiential spaces at the Damyang Korean Garden Culture Center, ▲1.23 billion KRW for industry, small and medium enterprises, and energy such as the Damyang rest area tourism-type convenience facility project, ▲6.45 billion KRW for transportation and logistics such as fuel tax-linked subsidies, ▲22.24 billion KRW for land and regional development such as the smart flood management system construction project, and ▲470 million KRW for other national and local government refunds and contingencies were allocated.

A county official stated, “Despite the poor financial conditions, we organized the budget focusing on projects that can be executed within the year, considering the priority of project timing to maximize financial effectiveness,” and added, “We will also carefully analyze and review future financial situations to ensure that large-scale pending projects are completed without setbacks.”

Meanwhile, the first supplementary budget proposal for 2021 submitted to the county council will be finally confirmed and approved at the plenary session on the 23rd after deliberation by the Damyang County Council.

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