Icheon City's Budget for Next Year 1.3642 Trillion Won... 15% Increase Compared to This Year

General Account Surpasses 1 Trillion Won for the First Time
Mayor Kim: "Full Effort to Restore Livelihood Economy"

Gyeonggi-do Icheon City has prepared a budget proposal of 1.3642 trillion KRW for the next year and submitted it to the city council. This represents a 15% increase compared to this year's budget.

Mayor Kim Kyung-hee of Icheon City presented this scale of next year's budget proposal and outlined the direction of city administration during the regular city council session held on the 2nd.

Kim Kyung-hee, mayor of Icheon, is announcing next year's administrative goals during the city council speech on the 2nd. Photo by Icheon City

The budget proposal submitted by the city on this day consists of 1.1867 trillion KRW in the general account and 177.4 billion KRW in the special account. Notably, this is the first time the general account main budget has exceeded 1 trillion KRW.

In her city administration speech, Mayor Kim stated that she will operate the city administration with the core goals for next year being ▲ recovery of the people's economy ▲ orientation towards a future city ▲ enhancement of everyday happiness. To recover the people's economy, the plan is to invigorate the local economy and strengthen the social safety net by protecting vulnerable groups, while also designing the city's future and firmly establishing the foundation for discovering and nurturing new industries. Additionally, Mayor Kim added that she will expand life-centered infrastructure and resolve inconveniences and conflicts in daily life.

Mayor Kim said, "Along with nurturing new industries that will become the blue chips of urban growth, we will transform all areas within the reach of administrative power?including urban development, economy, welfare, and cultural tourism?into a future-oriented urban structure," and added, "We will prioritize the lives and safety of citizens living today, solve even the smallest inconveniences in daily life on a large scale, and protect the people's livelihood and economy."

Meanwhile, prior to the speech, Mayor Kim explained the measures taken in response to the heavy snowfall at the end of last month and said, "Along with swift damage investigation and recovery, we will devise various support measures for citizens who suffered damages."

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