Eugene Seop Jeong, Mayor of Jeongeup, Takes 'Broad Steps' to Secure National Budget for 2022

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Yoo Jinseop, mayor of Jeongeup City, Jeonbuk, is carrying out all-out efforts to secure the national budget for 2022.

According to Jeongeup City on the 25th, Mayor Yoo visited central government ministries the day before and met with officials to actively explain major pending projects and made every effort to secure national funds.

On that day, Mayor Yoo met with Kim Jonghun, Director of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Park Jeonghun, Director of the Quarantine Policy Bureau, to explain the necessity and validity of pending projects and requested special attention and support for inclusion in the government budget proposal.

In particular, he explained the necessity of the Jeonbuk Southwest Integrated Livestock Quarantine Center construction project (10 billion KRW), which is being promoted to efficiently prevent various and widespread livestock infectious diseases, and requested budget inclusion.

Afterwards, he met with the Director of the Water Integration Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Environment and the Grant Tax Division Chief at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to request national budget support for resolving local pending projects such as the smart sewage treatment plant management system construction project and drainage maintenance projects in flood-prone areas.

Mayor Yoo Jinseop said, “Securing the national budget is very important to revive the local economy, which has been stagnant due to the impact of COVID-19,” and added, “I will do my best to persuade the Ministry of Economy and Finance to secure more national funds for key projects.”

Meanwhile, the city plans to focus administrative efforts on securing the budget by actively utilizing personal networks such as local lawmakers, provincial political circles, and expatriate public officials.

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