Ahn Hyeongju, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, "Small Business Management Support Center Project Is Inadequate"

Ahn Hyeong-ju, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Council, criticized the Neighborhood Commercial Area Development Project, overseen by the Small and Medium Business Venture Department, during the administrative audit.

According to the Seo-gu Council on the 13th, Councilor Ahn stated at the audit, "The Neighborhood Commercial Area Development Project is a central government initiative selecting six regions nationwide, and Seo-gu was honorably and proudly chosen. The project began amid great interest and expectations from local residents and merchants."

However, he pointed out, "The project was poorly planned from the start and hastily operated, resulting in overall mismanagement."

He raised the tone of his remarks, saying, "If thorough planning and preparation had been conducted in the early stages, it would have contributed to the prosperity of Kumho 1-dong shopping district and regional development. I express strong regret towards Seo-gu Office and the Small Business Support Center for reckless budget execution and inadequate management and supervision of the executing agency due to operation without principles."

He continued, "The task instruction sheet lacked essential items such as detailed diagnosis of the local commercial area, identification of problems, surveys of merchants within the district, and result analysis. Instead, the report was poorly prepared, with over 70% of the pages consisting only of lists of building shops," he criticized.

Furthermore, he criticized, "Indicators show the hasty operation without principles, such as the sudden change at the end of the year from non-payment to payment criteria for meeting expenses."

Shin Dong-ho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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