Gyeonggi Office of Education to Increase School Meal Prices by up to 18%

On the afternoon of the 4th, Lim Tae-hee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, visited a middle school in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, to observe the situation of the self-selected meal program.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will increase the school meal unit price by 4% for food costs and 18% for operating expenses, considering the rise in public utility charges and inflation.

The Office of Education announced on the 5th that it recently held the Gyeonggi Province School Meal Committee meeting and deliberated and approved the proposal to raise the school meal unit price for the second half of 2023.

At the meeting, the School Meal Committee discussed ▲ approval report on outsourced meals for breakfast and dinner ▲ deliberation on the proposal to increase the school meal unit price for the second half of 2023 ▲ securing the safety of other meal ingredients.

Accordingly, the Office of Education plans to raise the school meal unit price starting this month and secure the budget through the review of the second supplementary budget for the Gyeonggi Province Education Special Account.

Lee Kyung-hee, the First Deputy Superintendent of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, said, "Through the increase in the school meal unit price, we will alleviate the burden of operating school meals and ensure safe and smooth school meal services," adding, "Please also review the quality standards for outsourced meal ingredients to ensure safe school meals."

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Province School Meal Committee consists of Lee Kyung-hee, First Deputy Superintendent of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, the Director of the Education Administration Bureau of the Office of Education, the Director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Life Sciences Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, university professors, civic groups, school principals, and nutrition teachers.

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