Boseong-gun Prepares 620 Billion Won Main Budget for Next Year... Submitted to Council

Published 24 Nov.2022 10:04(KST)

Initial Main Budget Surpasses 600 Billion Won... Final 2022 Budget Expected to Reach 780 Billion Won

Boseong-gun Prepares 620 Billion Won Main Budget for Next Year... Submitted to Council

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 24th that it has prepared the 2023 main budget worth 620 billion KRW and submitted it to the Boseong County Council.

This is an increase of 30.4 billion KRW compared to the 2022 main budget of 589.6 billion KRW, with the general account increasing by 21.6 billion KRW to 555.6 billion KRW, and the special account increasing by 8.8 billion KRW to 64.4 billion KRW. This budget proposal will be finalized on the 15th of next month after approval by the Boseong County Council.

The 2023 budget focuses on the 8th elected administration’s pledge budget to keep promises to residents, livelihood stabilization, and major future growth engine projects, and is expected to lead the realization of Boseong-gun’s vision, “Boseong 365 Running Again with Residents.”

Looking at the general account expenditure budget by sector, 41 billion KRW has been allocated for general administration, safety, and education fields, including △Boseong-gun Complex Community Center construction (Boseong, Beolgyo) 4.8 billion KRW, △Natural Disaster Risk Improvement District Maintenance Project 3.8 billion KRW, △Resident Safety Integrated Control Center Operation 2.4 billion KRW, and △Steep Slope Collapse Risk District Maintenance Project 1.7 billion KRW.

In the culture and tourism sector, 30.3 billion KRW will be invested, including ▲Life-oriented National Sports Center construction 4.9 billion KRW ▲Seopyeonje Boseong Sound Performance Hall construction 2.5 billion KRW ▲Jeseoksan Su-seok Park construction project 1.5 billion KRW ▲Boseong Dahyang Festival 900 million KRW.

With the era of “COVID-19 phased daily recovery,” cultural content support will be significantly strengthened, and it is expected to play a key role as a cultural tourism hub.

In the social welfare and health sectors, a total of 135.2 billion KRW has been allocated, including ▲Basic pension 51.5 billion KRW ▲Livelihood benefits 9.5 billion KRW ▲Senior social activity support project 8.3 billion KRW ▲Various vaccination costs including COVID-19 1.5 billion KRW, which will be used for residents’ health and seamless welfare.

In the agriculture, forestry, marine, and fisheries sectors, 168.3 billion KRW has been allocated, including ▲Public payment support 24.1 billion KRW ▲Farmers and fishermen public allowance 6.4 billion KRW ▲Fishing village New Deal 300 project (Cheongam Port, Hosan Port) 5.7 billion KRW ▲Livestock culling compensation support 5 billion KRW ▲Boseong Yulpo Promenade construction 3 billion KRW.

Additionally, 108.2 billion KRW has been allocated for the environment sector, and 55.8 billion KRW for regional development, transportation, and industry sectors respectively.

Kim Cheol-woo, the governor of Boseong-gun, said, “Amid difficult domestic and international economic conditions, we have prepared next year’s budget focusing above all on stabilizing residents’ lives and revitalizing the local economy.” He added, “In 2023, we will concentrate all administrative power on steadily carrying out major ongoing projects for not only building stable living infrastructure but also the leap-forward development of the local economy.”