Baek Young-hyun, Mayor of Pocheon, 2025 City Administration Speech... Announcement of City Administration Direction

Mayor Baek Young-hyun "We will continue to achieve results for citizens' happiness and regional development"
2025 budget proposal size 997.8 billion KRW... an increase of 16.3 billion KRW (1.66%) from this year's original budget

Baek Young-hyun, Mayor of Pocheon, announced the 2025 budget proposal and the direction of city administration at the 2nd regular meeting of the 183rd Pocheon City Council on the 2nd, requesting cooperation from the Pocheon City Council.

On the 2nd, Baek Young-hyun, Mayor of Pocheon, announced the 2025 budget proposal and the direction of city administration at the 183rd Pocheon City Council's 2nd regular meeting, requesting cooperation from the Pocheon City Council. Photo by Pocheon City

The scale of Pocheon's 2025 budget proposal is 997.8 billion KRW, an increase of 16.3 billion KRW (1.66%) compared to this year's original budget. Mayor Baek Young-hyun submitted the budget proposal to the Pocheon City Council and stated that he plans to focus investment on various projects aimed at revitalizing the local economy and enhancing citizen happiness, centered on the core policies of the 8th term of the elected administration.

He also reviewed the major achievements Pocheon made this year through his policy speech and presented the direction for next year's city administration.

Mayor Baek explained that this year, Pocheon achieved remarkable results across the city administration, including ▲selection as a pilot area for the education development special zone ▲receiving the Presidential Award for the cadastral readjustment project ▲attracting 300,000 visitors to the Hantangang Garden Festa ▲and securing national and provincial funds through selection in various contest projects for improving residential conditions.

He also stated that next year's budget will be primarily allocated to five key areas: ▲stabilizing people's livelihoods and revitalizing the local economy ▲expanding education and care services ▲enhancing living infrastructure ▲creating a themed tourism city ▲and implementing effective population growth policies.

Mayor Baek Young-hyun emphasized, “Despite difficult financial conditions, we will maintain a sound fiscal policy as a debt-zero city and prioritize budget investment in projects necessary for citizens. We will work in cooperation with the Pocheon City Council to continuously achieve results for citizen happiness and regional development.”

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