What 'Benefits' Will Gyeongnam Residents Receive in 2023?

7 Policy Areas, 88 Cases Published on Provincial Website and SNS

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the 27th, Gyeongsangnam-do announced 88 pieces of information across 7 useful fields for residents regarding systems and policies that will change or be newly implemented from the New Year.

The province operates the customized consultation service "Gyeongsangnam-do Civil Complaint Call Center" covering overall provincial administration including transportation, welfare, and tourism.

From the first day of the New Year, the Hometown Love Donation System will be implemented, providing tax credit benefits and return gifts.

To reflect the actual value of assets, the acquisition tax base will be changed by recognizing the standard market price at no cost as the market price, and the declared price for paid or original acquisition as the actual acquisition price.

During the calculation of the standard market price of buildings, an opinion hearing procedure will be conducted to incorporate the opinions of owners and stakeholders.

The local tax reduction support, previously limited to existing social welfare corporations and some social welfare facilities, will be expanded to include all social welfare corporations and facilities, and next year's firefighter recruitment exam will be completely reorganized.

▲ Establishment of an online support system for small and medium enterprise development funds ▲ Support for business digital devices such as kiosks, waiting boards, and AI serving robots for small business owners in the province ▲ Matching startup founders with accelerators and supporting technology startups will also be provided.

Gyeongsangnam-do operates a labor rights support group for small business workers and a counseling center for women workers' rights, and raises the acquisition tax reduction rate for foreign-invested companies from 85% to 100%.

The emergency welfare living support fund unit for existing low-income four-person households will be increased to 1,620,200 KRW.

The province will promote a project to find vulnerable households in welfare blind spots and distribute carbon monoxide alarms to single elderly households aged 65 and over.

Smart farms (vertical gardens) will be established in six cities and counties in the province to expand elderly employment, and support will be provided for CCTV installation costs in elderly medical welfare facilities such as nursing homes and communal living homes for the elderly.

Home care disability allowance will be expanded to 60,000 KRW, facility disability allowance to 30,000 KRW, disability pension increased to 322,000 KRW per month, and discounts on resort usage fees for registered disabled persons and their accompanying families in the province will also be provided.

Customized job projects for severely disabled persons, 24-hour emergency care support for people with developmental disabilities, and expansion of the Mind Peace Bus operation are also planned.

The target for low-income elderly implant support, previously aged 65 and over, will be lowered to 60 and over, and tuberculosis screening will be conducted for care facility workers with employment contracts of less than one year.

In 2023, the Gyeongsangnam-do Emergency Medical Comprehensive Control Tower will operate to focus on rapid transport of emergency patients and securing the golden time.

Gyeongsangnam-do will provide "parental allowance" to parents of infants aged 0 to 1 born after January 1 this year.

Government-supported childcare hours will be increased to 960 hours per year, and support for self-reliant youth such as independent living allowances, settlement funds, and medical expenses for protection-terminated children will be strengthened. The Women’s Family Foundation and Women’s Capability Development Center will be integrated and launched.

Employment incentives for Saeil female interns and special support projects for youth will be expanded, and job support for unemployed women under 39 will also be provided.

The province will apply full scholarships to provincial colleges Geochang and Namhae University and increase the number of scholarship recipients at 22 universities in the province from 150 to 200 students.

Holiday tolls on the privately operated Geoga Bridge will be discounted by 20% for small and medium-sized cars, and housing benefits recipients will be expanded from the previous median income of 47% or less.

All cities and counties in the province will receive mileage support benefits for the Thrifty Transportation Card, and dedicated volunteer fire brigades will be established in 45 townships without firefighting forces.

The ordinance on outdoor events in Gyeongsangnam-do will also be revised to thoroughly manage safety for outdoor events without organizers.

For farmers and fishermen, ▲ expansion of agricultural safety accident insurance targets ▲ relaxation of farmland requirements for basic public interest direct payment system recipients ▲ expansion of vouchers for women farmers and fishermen ▲ support for fisheries public interest direct payments ▲ introduction of a registration system for fishing gear production and sales businesses ▲ implementation of a youth fisherman return internship support project ▲ expansion of youth fishing village settlement support will be carried out.

Adoption incentive payments and pet insurance will be newly provided to families adopting abandoned animals.

▲ Implementation of a priority reservation system for residents at forest recreation facilities ▲ support for attaching pollution reduction devices to gas heat pumps (GHP) ▲ expansion of certified genres for artistic activities ▲ increase in Cultural Nuri Card support amounts for low-income groups ▲ expansion of amounts and usage periods for sports lecture vouchers for the disabled and low-income groups will also be provided.

A provincial official said, "We will post related materials on the official provincial website and promote them through social media and blogs so that residents can feel and actively utilize the changes in Gyeongnam in 2023. We will continue to actively develop new policies that meet residents’ perspectives and provide policy support that residents can experience."

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