Sejong Mayor Choi Minho Emphasizes "Active Party Support for Enacting Special Act on Administrative Capital Within This Year"

Visit to the National Assembly on November 17
Meeting with People Power Party Leader Jang Donghyuk and Floor Leader Song Eonseok
Request for Cooperation on Enactment of Special Act on the Administrative Capital, Grant Tax System Reform, and Securing Government Budget

Clockwise: Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, and Choi Minho, mayor of Sejong.

On November 17, Choi Minho, Mayor of Sejong, visited the National Assembly to meet with Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, and Song Eonseok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party. He requested active party-level support for key issues in Sejong, including the enactment of the Special Act on the Administrative Capital within this year.

This visit to the National Assembly followed meetings with members of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on November 13. It was arranged to emphasize the need for national-level attention and support for the completion of Sejong as the administrative capital. During the meeting with Jang Donghyuk and Song Eonseok, Mayor Choi pointed out that both the ruling and opposition parties agreed on the necessity of building the administrative capital, and he asked for the party’s efforts to ensure the Special Act on the Construction of the Administrative Capital passes within this year.

In response, Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, stated, "We will actively support the Special Act on the Construction of the Administrative Capital at the party level to complete the administrative capital." Song Eonseok, Floor Leader, also said, "We will actively support reasonable improvements to the ordinary grant tax system at the party level."

In particular, Mayor Choi reiterated the need for fundamental institutional improvements, such as revising the grant tax calculation method or introducing a fixed-rate system, to reflect the unique characteristics of Sejong’s single-tier system and its administrative capital functions. He explained that under the current unreasonable structure, where only 5 out of 16 basic grant tax items are supported, it is difficult to ensure stable fiscal management that matches the status of the administrative capital.

Therefore, he strongly expressed the need to allocate budgets for Sejong’s major pending projects during next year’s National Assembly deliberations.

Clockwise: Song Eon-seok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, and Choi Minho, Mayor of Sejong.

First, he pointed out that while the legal basis for the construction of the Sejong District Court has been established, budget allocation has been delayed, and he requested that next year’s design costs be included to enable its opening in 2031. He also proposed the need for a research study on the establishment of a National Child Center that combines a national children’s hospital with protection and care functions, to improve pediatric public medical infrastructure in the Chungcheong region. In addition, he requested the inclusion of research funds to standardize safety and environmental criteria for rapidly increasing park golf courses at the national level and to designate Sejong as a pilot city.

Mayor Choi stated, "I have requested improvements to the Special Act on the Construction of the Administrative Capital, the grant tax system, and the securing of next year’s national budget," adding, "I hope for special support from the party to complete the administrative capital."

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