Sim Deokseop, Gochang County Governor, Visits National Assembly to Secure State Budget 'All-Out Effort'

[Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk is making every effort to secure the national budget for 2023.

On the 3rd, according to the county, Shim Deokseop, the head of Gochang-gun, visited the National Assembly the day before and met with the relevant standing committees and the budget and accounts committee members from both parties belonging to Jeollabuk-do to ensure that projects not included in the government proposal could be additionally reflected at the National Assembly stage.

He also met with Representative Yoon Junbyung, a member of the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee and the National Assembly member for Gochang and Jeongeup, and immediately afterward met with Representative Han Byungdo, a member of the Democratic Party and the budget and accounts subcommittee, explaining the necessity of Gochang-gun’s core projects and major public contest projects, requesting cooperation to have them reflected at the National Assembly stage.

He also held relay meetings with Representative Jeong Uncheon, a People Power Party budget and accounts committee member from Gochang, and Representative Lee Yongho, a People Power Party budget and accounts subcommittee member, asking them to support the inclusion of Gochang-gun’s unreflected projects.

The projects that Gochang-gun is particularly focusing on include the pilot project of the National Safe Coast 100 Project (15 billion KRW) for dune restoration and safe coastal maintenance in the Myeongsasipli district, as well as the Deoklim district multipurpose rural water development project (11.8 billion KRW) to ensure smooth supply of agricultural water.

Other projects include the restoration of the ecological corridor at Yanggosaljae on the Yeongsan Ridge (5 billion KRW), the creation of the Ramsar Wungok Wetland National Ecological Culture Trail (3 billion KRW), and the establishment and increase of ongoing sewage projects.

Shim Deokseop, the county head, stated, “The year-long effort to secure the national budget will culminate successfully at the National Assembly stage. We will continuously monitor projects included in the government proposal and make every effort to have projects essential for Gochang-gun’s development, which were not included, additionally reflected.”

He added, “We plan to frequently meet and persuade relevant committee members while the National Assembly’s budget and accounts committee and subcommittees are in session, and will continue to strive for a generous county administration budget next year.”

Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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