First Step in Operating Resident Participation Budget School... Gyeongsan City Opens Applications for 'Resident Proposal Projects'

"Let's Enhance Fairness and Transparency"

Joh Hyun-il, mayor of Gyeongsan City, is giving a greeting to the participants of the Resident Participatory Budget School in the city hall's main conference room on the 22nd.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Gyeongsan City in Gyeongbuk announced on the 25th that it held a Resident Participatory Budget School for the 2023 budget formulation, attended by about 80 people including resident participatory budget committee members, citizens, and related public officials.

The Resident Participatory Budget System aims to enhance transparency and fairness in budget management and realize fiscal democracy by allowing residents to directly participate in the budget formulation process.

Through this Resident Participatory Budget School, understanding of the resident participatory budget system, excellent cases of resident participatory budgeting, project discovery, and methods for writing resident project proposals were shared using actual cases to improve understanding of the resident participatory budget system.

Mayor Cho Hyun-il said, “I hope this was a good opportunity for ordinary citizens to easily understand the budget field,” and added, “We ask for your great interest so that various citizen opinions can be reflected.”

Gyeongsan City is accepting resident-proposed projects through the city website, mail, and email until the 31st of next month.

The submitted projects will be reviewed for project feasibility, necessity, and administrative and legal feasibility, and then reflected in the budget through the review of the Resident Participatory Budget Committee.

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