Gyeongbuk Province Leads Regulatory Reform, Awards 8 Cities and Counties... Grand Prize to Andong City and Uiseong County

At the '2020 Regulatory Reform Evaluation' awards ceremony held on the 18th at the Hwabekdang Hall of Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office, Governor Lee Cheol-woo is taking a commemorative photo with the award-winning city and county officials.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongsangbuk-do awarded eight cities and counties that achieved excellent results in the '2020 Regulatory Reform Evaluation' at the Hwabaek Hall of the provincial government building on the 18th and encouraged city and county officials who worked hard to promote regulatory reform throughout the year.

As a result of the performance evaluation linked to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's government joint evaluation in the regulatory field, the grand prize went to Andong City and Uiseong County. The highest excellence award was given to Sangju City and Seongju County, the excellence award to Yeongcheon City and Chilgok County, and the encouragement award to Pohang City and Cheongdo County.

Andong City, which won the grand prize in the city category, achieved a result where land purchased in the Nakdong River basin, which could not be used for purposes other than green space creation, can be sold through the basin committee's resolution for public interest purposes.

Uiseong County, which won the grand prize in the county category, was evaluated as leading regulatory innovation by relaxing the address restriction so that applications for child allowance, which were previously only possible at the jurisdiction of the recipient's address, can now be made nationwide regardless of the address jurisdiction.

Gyeongbuk Province discovered and proposed about 1,210 regulatory reform tasks last year, achieving a ministry acceptance rate of 13.1%, while also achieving the goals in four regulatory fields of the local government joint evaluation, and consecutively for two years received certification as an excellent institution for local regulatory innovation from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (Uiseong County, Seongju County), a remarkable achievement.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, "Do not be satisfied with this award, but actively do your best in regulatory reform so that companies in the region can expand investment, create many good jobs, and restore the livelihood economy."

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