28 Local Governments Selected as Exemplary in Local Regulation Innovation by New Government

Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Local Regulatory Innovation Performance Evaluation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 26th that it conducted an evaluation of local regulatory innovation under the new government and selected 28 outstanding local governments (8 metropolitan and 20 basic local governments).

This evaluation targeted the achievements of local regulatory innovation pursued by each local government from May 10 to December, following the inauguration of the new government.

In particular, efforts to improve central regulations, shadow and behavioral regulations by local governments were the main focus of the evaluation, along with the performance of dedicated local regulatory innovation task forces. As a result, eight metropolitan governments including Busan Metropolitan City, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Jeollabuk-do, and Jeollanam-do, as well as 20 basic local governments such as Changwon-si in Gyeongnam (large city), Sangju-si in Gyeongbuk (small and medium city), Yeonggwang-gun in Jeonnam (county), and Gyeyang-gu in Incheon (autonomous district) were selected as outstanding local governments.

The 28 outstanding local governments selected this time are expected to receive a total of 10 billion KRW in special grants, distributed differentially.

Choi Byung-kwan, Director of the Local Finance and Economy Office at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, expressed gratitude for the efforts of local governments that spared no effort in regulatory innovation, stating, “I hope that the central and local governments will continue to work together next year to promote strong regulatory innovation and revitalize the regional economy.”

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