Choi Acting Mayor: "Expanding Greenbelt Release Area for the First Time in 17 Years to Support Strategic Industries like Industrial Complexes"

Choi Sang-mok: "We will expand the area of Greenbelt that can be released for the first time in 17 years"
"Active support for national and regional strategic projects such as industrial complexes and logistics complexes"
"Selection of 10 'Autonomous Regulatory Innovation Pilot Zones' in rural areas at risk of extinction"
"Promotion of smart agro-livestock complexes and tourism-residential towns reflecting regional characteristics"
"Prioritizing institutional reforms for special zones to enhance efficiency"
"Swift support for investment projects prioritized in the regions"

Choi Sang-mok, Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister as well as Minister of Strategy and Finance, announced on the 25th, "We will expand the total area of Greenbelt that can be released to support strategic projects such as industrial complexes, logistics complexes, and urban development projects."

Presiding over the National Affairs Ministers' Meeting and Economic Ministers' Meeting on the same day, Acting President Choi said, "The global industrial war is intensifying day by day. We will boldly improve regulations and support systems to suit the new environment and lead changes from the local level."

Acting President Choi stated, "We will expand the total area of Greenbelt that can be released for the first time in 17 years since 2008," adding, "through this, we will actively support various national and regional strategic projects such as national and general industrial complexes, logistics complexes, and urban development projects."

He continued, "The detailed target areas and project contents will be finalized and announced after approval at the Cabinet meeting shortly."

To respond to rural extinction, he announced, "By next year, we will select 10 'Autonomous Regulatory Innovation Pilot Zones' that grant significantly strengthened farmland exceptions to rural areas at risk of extinction."

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Acting President Choi said, "We will create facilities that reflect regional characteristics such as smart agro-livestock complexes and tourism-residential towns and foster specialized industries," adding, "We will allow the installation of ancillary facilities such as parking lots and temporary accommodations on farmland to respond to various agricultural demands such as experiential farming and commuting farming."

He continued, "In a situation where global competition is intensifying, special zones that provide special benefits for regional investment have become even more important," emphasizing, "Accordingly, we will prioritize institutional reforms to improve efficiency, such as special zone maintenance, through departmental surveys and self-evaluations."

Regarding similar special zones across ministries and financially supported special zones, there are plans to prepare linkage and rationalization measures between special zones through in-depth evaluations.

Furthermore, he stated, "We plan to provide close support so that investment projects prioritized in the regions can proceed swiftly," and "We will complete the evaluation process regarding the designation of the Sinan Offshore Wind Power Integration Complex by March."

Acting President Choi added, "We will promptly support inter-agency project consultation procedures so that the Taean~Anseong Private Investment Expressway project, worth about 2.8 trillion won, can undergo private investment project review by March."

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