Transition Team Includes Youth Policy as a 'Top National Task'... Budget Increased 13 Times

Transition Team Includes Youth Policy in Top 20 National Tasks
Budget for 'Youth Policy Coordination Office' under Prime Minister Increased 13 Times
Youth Leap Preparation Fund Also Promoted

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) has decided to incorporate youth policies into the top 20 national agenda items. The budget for the 'Youth Policy Coordination Office,' an organization under the Prime Minister, will be increased thirteenfold compared to the previous amount.

On the 2nd, Jang Ye-chan, head of the Youth Communication Task Force (TF), held a press conference at the PTC office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, stating, "The youth sector was included as the 17th item in the '20 Promises to the People'."

The PTC grouped youth policies scattered across various ministries under the keyword 'youth,' creating a total of three national agenda items. The detailed tasks include promoting the 'Youth Leap Preparation Fund' for vulnerable youth and strengthening institutional infrastructure to expand youth participation in national governance.

Furthermore, the budget for the Youth Policy Coordination Office under the Prime Minister will be significantly increased from 4.1 billion KRW to 54.5 billion KRW, more than thirteen times the previous amount. This is to enable the Youth Policy Coordination Office to function as a control tower coordinating youth policies.

Head Jang emphasized, "The PTC has included youth in the national agenda more significantly than any previous government," adding, "It is the first time in history that youth themselves selected the national agenda items and included them in the top national agenda, and that the youth policy budget was drastically increased."

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