Busan City Selected as the Only Metropolitan Area Excellent Local Government for 4 Consecutive Years!

Ministry of the Interior and Safety-led First Half Year Proactive Administration Performance Evaluation

Only Metropolitan and Nationwide Selection for 4 Consecutive Years Achievement

Busan City was selected as an excellent local government in the ‘2023 First Half Local Government Proactive Administration Performance Evaluation’ conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and received a commendation from the Minister of the Interior and Safety.

Awarded the Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been annually inspecting the proactive administration performance and cases of 243 local governments nationwide together with the ‘Performance Inspection Evaluation Team,’ composed of private experts and public officials (from the Office for Government Policy Coordination, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Ministry of Government Legislation, etc.) to establish a culture of proactive administration.

As a result of the evaluation for the first half of this year, ▲1 metropolitan local government (Busan City) and ▲6 basic local governments (Cheonan City in Chungnam, Yeosu City in Jeonnam, Okcheon County in Chungbuk, Gochang County in Jeonbuk, Dong District in Daegu, Buk District in Gwangju) were selected as excellent local governments.

In this evaluation, Busan City was the only metropolitan local government selected and the only local government among 243 nationwide to be recognized as an excellent local government for four consecutive years, proving its status.

The city received high scores in all areas, including the operation of systems such as the Proactive Administration Committee, selection of outstanding public officials with special personnel benefits, and promotion of cases.

In particular, the proactive administration case of being the first nationwide to pursue VAT refunds for tax-imposed and tax-exempt mixed-use buildings under construction used as performance venues received favorable evaluations.

This is a creative resource discovery case that prevents situations where VAT refunds cannot be received due to the expiration of the five-year correction claim period, and it was recognized for the value of efforts to promote proactive administration through collaboration, communication, and a change in mindset.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “Being selected as an excellent local government for four consecutive years is a meaningful result recognizing our proactive administration capabilities. Above all, I thank the public officials who have fulfilled their responsibilities in their fields and approached their work with a proactive attitude. We will strive even harder to implement policies that are highly perceptible from the citizens’ perspective when carrying out tasks in the second half of the year.”

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