Essential for Residents! ... Gyeongnam Province Launches Resident Participation Budget Project Voting

Meeting of the Resident Participation Budget Operation Committee and Research Group Held

Gyeongsangnam-do held a meeting of the Resident Participation Budget Operation Committee (above) and the Resident Participation Budget Operation Committee.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do held meetings of the Resident Participation Budget Operation Committee and the Resident Participation Budget Research Group on the 23rd to discuss plans for promoting the Resident Participation Budget System.

According to Gyeongnam Province on the 24th, the Operation Committee discussed the upcoming schedule and decided to conduct an in-depth review of all proposed projects by the 30th of this month.

Through the in-depth review, the plan is to enhance the completeness of the proposed projects before holding subcommittee meetings by project sector.

At the Research Group meeting, composed of experts including university professors, they reviewed the Resident Participation Budget System over the past four years and discussed development plans to promote a Resident Participation Budget System that residents truly need.

The province plans to hold sector-specific Resident Participation Budget subcommittee meetings in September to select projects, followed by an online vote among residents to finalize the projects.

Min Gisik, the budget officer, said, “We will make every effort to organize a Resident Participation Budget that is essential to residents,” and added, “We hope residents take an interest in the Resident Participation Budget and actively participate in the online voting.”

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