Yun Byeong-tae, Mayor of Naju, Inspects Rapid Execution of Local Finance and National Treasury Proposal Projects

Published 19 May.2023 16:49(KST)

Yoon Byung-tae, the mayor of Naju City in Jeollanam-do, strongly criticized the sluggish local fiscal rapid execution situation in the first half of this year and urged public officials to actively execute the budget.

On the 19th, according to the city, a report meeting on the ‘2023 Local Fiscal Rapid Execution Promotion Status’ and the ‘2024 National Treasury Proposal New Project Promotion Status’ was held together at the city hall’s large conference room, presided over by Mayor Yoon Byung-tae, with all department heads in attendance.

Through the report meeting, Mayor Yoon pointed out problems in detail regarding the overall fiscal execution and emphasized that from now on, the fiscal execution performance of all departments will be intensively managed.

Yoon Byung-tae, Mayor of Naju City, Jeollanam-do [Photo by Naju City]

Mayor Yoon said, “With the serious national inflation such as rising costs and the local economy more stagnant than ever, the dependence on public sector orders is very high,” adding, “We should not stop at discovering projects, securing budgets, and presenting visions, but ensure that citizens can feel the administrative achievements through actual fiscal execution.”

He particularly emphasized the role and responsibility of department heads in managing fiscal execution and the reflection of execution performance in personnel evaluation incentives.

Mayor Yoon stated, “Department heads must continuously manage the causes and problems of project budgets that are not being executed themselves,” and requested, “Please prepare and manage a project-specific budget list and regularly check and report the progress.”

He also said, “Fiscal execution performance will be reflected in the personnel evaluation criteria of the responsible staff,” and instructed, “Please prepare various incentive plans such as additional personnel points and performance bonuses based on execution performance.”

Meanwhile, through the report meeting on the promotion status of new national treasury proposal projects for next year, the city reviewed major national treasury pending projects that will be key drivers for regional development next year.

Major projects include future advanced science city vision projects such as attracting the ‘Ultra-High-Power Laser Research Facility’ and ‘Artificial Sun Research Institute,’ and establishing the ‘Next-Generation Grid Semiconductor-Based Smart Transformer (SST) Demonstration Center,’ as well as numerous infrastructure projects to secure competitiveness in the energy new industry, such as the ‘Energy New Industry Global Innovation Zone’ and the ‘Hydrogen Energy Network.’

Infrastructure projects aimed at becoming the number one historical and cultural tourism destination include the ‘Southern Region Wide-Area Tourism Development,’ the creation of ‘Naju Eupseong K-Garden,’ and various infrastructure projects such as the ‘Gwangju-Naju Wide-Area Railroad’ and ‘Naju Yeongsan District Drainage Improvement,’ recently selected as preliminary feasibility study targets.

Additionally, new national treasury projects for next year include the construction of the ‘Food Upcycling Support Center’ in the food tech sector, a core strategic project of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and ‘Infectious Disease Prevention Emergency Facilities’ to improve local residents’ health and welfare.

The city plans to secure project feasibility through pre-implementation procedures such as establishing basic plans for new national treasury proposal projects, local fiscal investment reviews, and active fieldwork and persuasion with Jeollanam-do Province and central government ministries.

Mayor Yoon said, “Since the government’s fiscal conditions for next year are uncertain, I hope you will spare no effort to secure national treasury funds that will become regional growth engines by frequently visiting central government ministries,” adding, “You must thoroughly prepare project logic that the counterpart can empathize with, such as why it is necessary, how it will be promoted, and who should operate it.”