Ulsan City’s All-Out Effort to Secure National Budget for Next Year … Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom Meets with Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho

Request for Cooperation to Increase Major National Budget Projects

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City is launching an all-out effort to secure national funding for local priority projects for next year.

The city, following Mayor Kim Du-gyeom's meeting with the 2nd Vice Minister and Budget Director of the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the 15th, will also meet with the Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and representatives of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee (Budget Committee) and the Budget Adjustment Subcommittee (Budget Subcommittee) for Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam on the 24th to request their interest and support for local national funding projects.

First, in the afternoon, the mayor will visit the National Assembly to meet with Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Choo Kyung-ho, explaining the necessity of major projects not yet reflected in the national budget and seeking cooperation to ensure their inclusion during the Budget Committee review stage.

Next, he will meet with Jeong Jeom-sik, a key figure in the National Assembly budget review and the representative for Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam on the Budget Subcommittee, requesting continued interest and support for securing national funding for Ulsan City projects.

The major national funding requested projects include ▲ Shipbuilding and marine ironworks manufacturing industry digital transformation (IDX) project ▲ Support project for securing core parts and vehicle safety of electric and hydrogen vehicles ▲ Establishment of the Yeongnam Region Global Skilled Technology Promotion Institute ▲ Modernization of public agricultural and marine products wholesale market facilities ▲ Construction of a 3D printing convergence technology center ▲ Establishment of a hydrogen electric vehicle safety certification center ▲ Construction of a maritime logistics communication technology verification performance testing ground (testbed) ▲ Creation of the Ulsan Disaster Safety Industry Promotion Center ▲ Construction of the Ulsan Garden Support Center ▲ Construction of the Ulsan National Industrial Complex underground pipeline integrated safety management center.

Mayor Kim Du-gyeom stated, “Although it is a difficult situation without a Budget Subcommittee member representing Ulsan as a constituency, we will do our best until the end to ensure that the projects not yet reflected are finally included in the Budget Subcommittee.”

The government budget for next year is expected to be finalized after the Budget Committee review by November 30 and the National Assembly plenary session approval on December 2.

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