Hapcheon-gun, 700 Billion KRW Supplementary Budget for 2nd Revision in 2021 Allocated

Total Budget Scale 700.7 Billion Won, Second Supplementary Budget Surpasses 700 Billion Won for the First Time

Hapcheon County Office building exterior view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 1st that it submitted the second supplementary budget proposal for 2021 to the county council on the 25th, totaling 700.7 billion KRW, an increase of 24.2 billion KRW (3.57%) compared to this year's original budget.

The general account increased by 24 billion KRW (3.79%) to 657.1 billion KRW, and the special account increased by 200 million KRW (0.33%) to 43.6 billion KRW.

According to the county, this is the first time the second supplementary budget exceeded 700 billion KRW, focusing on projects to strengthen the foundation for recovering the livelihood economy and creating a safe living environment in preparation for the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking at the expenditure budget by sector, increases were made with 9.1 billion KRW for land and regional development, 3.6 billion KRW for agriculture, forestry, and marine fisheries, 900 million KRW for environmental protection, and 2.9 billion KRW for transportation and logistics.

Major projects include an increase of 1.6 billion KRW for the Yangcheon ecological stream restoration project and 2.9 billion KRW for the smart flood management system to expand disaster prevention and a safe living environment foundation; 1.1 billion KRW for the road construction project between Hwaseong Electric and the county office parking lot; 1.5 billion KRW for sewage pipeline maintenance in the eastern water source protection area; and 1 billion KRW for the Ssangbaek sewage pipeline maintenance project, reflecting budgets for improving local infrastructure and water and sewage facilities.

To strengthen competitiveness in the agricultural sector, 1.8 billion KRW was additionally allocated for the construction of a comprehensive scientific farming facility to ensure thorough project implementation.

Small-scale resident wish projects received an additional 3 billion KRW, road network expansion 1.9 billion KRW, and disaster prevention such as river maintenance 3.4 billion KRW, actively reflecting projects to create comfortable and safe living spaces.

County Governor Moon Jun-hee stated, “In the difficult economic conditions due to COVID-19, we have made every effort to secure dependent resources such as national and provincial funds to promote projects. We will promptly recover the livelihood economy and create a safe living environment, steadily implement the county’s key projects, and continue endless innovation for building a happy citizenry and a hopeful Hapcheon.”

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