Muan-gun Launches '1 Million Residents Signature Campaign' for New Nuclear Safety Grant Tax

Published 08 Jun.2023 15:45(KST)

Kim San Participates in Social Network Continuation Campaign as Muan County Governor

Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 8th that it will carry out a ‘1 Million Residents Signature Campaign’ urging the establishment of a Nuclear Safety Grant Tax together with 23 local governments near nuclear power plants.

To successfully promote the 1 Million Residents Signature Campaign, a social network relay campaign, initiated by Kim Young-gil, Mayor of Jung-gu, Ulsan and president of the National Nuclear Power Plant Alliance, is also underway.

(Center) Kim San, the governor of Muan County, is leading the "1 Million Residents Signature Campaign" urging the establishment of a nuclear safety grant tax. [Photo by Muan County]

Accordingly, on the 18th of last month, the governors of Buan-gun, Jeonbuk, and Hampyeong-gun, Jeonnam, designated Kim San, Governor of Muan-gun, as the next relay participant.

After joining the relay campaign, Governor Kim San of Muan-gun designated Jeong Gil-su, a provincial council member, Kim Seon-chi, head of the Muan Office of Education, and Song Ha-cheol, president of Mokpo National University, as the next relay participants.

The three designated individuals plan to continue the relay by posting certification photos along with key hashtags ‘#NuclearSafetyGrantTax #1MillionResidentsSignatureCampaign #NationalNuclearPowerPlantAlliance’ on their social networks (SNS) and designating the next participants.

Meanwhile, the Nuclear Safety Grant Tax proposes to secure the tax source by increasing the domestic tax ratio of local allocation tax resources from the existing 19.24% to 19.30%, a 0.06% increase, and to provide equal support to the remaining 23 local governments among the 28 designated radiation emergency planning zones, excluding the five local governments where nuclear power plants are located and already receiving budget support.

The signature campaign urging the establishment of the Nuclear Safety Grant Tax is being promoted mainly by member local governments of the National Nuclear Power Plant Alliance, building a cooperative system centered on autonomous organizations and committees, and is being carried out by promoting participation and collecting signatures directly at various group meetings, events, and festivals.

A county official said, “Residents of Muan-gun who wish to participate in the signature campaign can visit the nearest eup/myeon office to sign,” and added, “We expect a lot of interest and response from the residents.”