Gyeonggi Mayors and County Chiefs Association "Welcomes Lee Jae-myung's Disaster Relief Fund Payment to All Residents"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung is announcing the distribution of disaster relief funds to all residents at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government briefing room on the 13th.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Association announced on the 13th that it welcomes Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's announcement to provide disaster relief funds to all residents of the province.

Gwak Sang-wook, Chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Association (Mayor of Osan), said, "Gyeonggi Province not only accepted the proposal for universal payment from the heads of 31 cities and counties but also decided to bear more of the financial burden by changing the resource-sharing ratio for the remaining 12% from 80:20 to 90:10," adding, "We appreciate the consideration of Gyeonggi Province and the Provincial Council."

The universal payment of disaster relief funds became a public issue after the heads of five cities?Goyang, Paju, Guri, Gwangmyeong, and Anseong?proposed it on the 29th of last month.

Subsequently, during the process of gathering opinions from all cities and counties by the Mayors and Governors Association, some metropolitan city leaders expressed, "We agree with universal payment, but the issue of negative local allocation tax must be resolved first," causing some difficulties.

The association drafted a proposal including additional provincial funding for some cities, obtained consent from the heads of 31 cities and counties, and delivered it to Governor Lee Jae-myung on the 6th.

Governor Lee announced at a press conference on the morning of the 13th, just one week later, that he would provide the third disaster basic income to all residents, including the top 12% income earners who were excluded from the government's 5th disaster relief fund payment.

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