Daejeon City and People Power Party Join Forces to Secure National Funding for Key Local Projects

Top Priority Requested for Relocation of Daejeon Prison and Public Institutions to Innovation City

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On November 5, Daejeon City and the People Power Party Central Committee held the Chungcheong Region Livelihood Budget Policy Council at Daejeon City Hall to address local issues and secure next year's national budget.

Attending the budget policy council were party leaders, including Jang Donghyuk, Party Leader of the People Power Party, Song Eonseok, Floor Leader, Kim Doeup, Policy Committee Chair, and Park Hyungsoo, Secretary of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, as well as Lee Eungwon, Chair of the Daejeon City Party Committee, and the chairs of the four provincial party committees. Also present were Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, Choi Minho, Mayor of Sejong, Kim Younghwan, Governor of North Chungcheong Province, and Jeon Hyungsik, Deputy Governor for Political Affairs of South Chungcheong Province, who attended on behalf of the governor.

The budget policy council was organized to share current regional issues and to foster close cooperation with party leadership on strategies for securing national funding for each city and province ahead of the National Assembly's budget review.

During the council, Mayor Lee Jangwoo strongly emphasized to the party leadership the legitimacy and necessity of addressing local issues and securing national funding.

Mayor Lee stated, "In the current political landscape centered on Yeongho-nam, the election of Jang Donghyuk, a leader from the Chungcheong region, as party leader is highly significant. In this context, next year's budget should ensure a triangular balance among Yeongho-nam and Chungcheong. While there are many issues, for Daejeon, the relocation of Daejeon Prison and the transfer of public institutions to the Innovation City must be given top priority."

He went on to reiterate the importance of central government budget support for consumer coupons and emphasized that the operation of the Public Children's Rehabilitation Hospital is a national responsibility, calling for the inclusion of related project costs. He also requested the party leadership's active support to ensure that major national projects, such as the creation of an advanced webtoon IP cluster in line with the growth of K-Content, are fully reflected in the budget.

Jang Donghyuk, Party Leader of the People Power Party, stated, "The Chungcheong region is the backbone and center of Korea. It is the hub of science, administration, industry, bio, and transportation. The party will provide full support to ensure the smooth establishment of the national nano-semiconductor industrial complex in Daejeon and to help the Chungcheong region advance as a leading economic and scientific capital."

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