Yeongam-gun Operates 'Resident Participatory Budget System' Reflecting Local Residents' Opinions

Providing 'Resident Participation' Opportunities in Budget Planning Including Expansion of Youth Participation

Yeongam County Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Yeongam-gun plans to implement a ‘Resident Participatory Budget System’ that reflects the opinions of local residents in next year’s budget formulation.

According to Yeongam-gun on the 30th, proposals from residents for the participatory budget, reflecting opinions on county government policy projects, will be accepted throughout August at the eup/myeon offices or via the county website.

The ‘Resident Participatory Budget System’ is a system that collects and incorporates residents’ opinions in the budget formulation process of local governments.

It also holds significant meaning as a new form of local governance that realizes the idea of resident autonomy in the financial sector, including ▲realization of participatory democracy ▲sharing of budget formulation authority with residents by the executive branch ▲improvement of new communication channels between local governments and residents.

Residents can propose effective projects or policies for regional development. Submitted proposals are carefully reviewed for project feasibility, objective rationality, and efficiency, then deliberated by the ‘Resident Participatory Budget Committee’ to finalize the resident participatory budget plan, which is then submitted to the county council.

As a result of this year’s operation of the Resident Participatory Budget System, out of 52 cases received from eup/myeon, 22 cases were selected based on urgency, resident safety, and resolution of daily inconveniences, and are being actively reflected and promoted.

A Yeongam-gun official stated, “From this year, we plan to guarantee participation opportunities for youth and actively reflect youth policy opinions,” adding, “Residents and local youth who wish to participate by proposing various policy projects for county development can apply in writing at each eup/myeon office or submit online via the county website.”

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