Uiryeong County's Second Supplementary Budget Increases by 14 Billion Won, Total Exceeds 600 Billion Won

Policy Measures Amid Rising International Oil Prices

Responding to the Local Economic Downturn

Uiryeong County in South Gyeongsang Province announced on May 8 that its 2026 second supplementary budget, totaling 14 billion won and focusing on responses to high oil prices and livelihood stability, was approved without modification by the county council following a review on May 6.

With the confirmation of this supplementary budget, Uiryeong County's total budget for this year has increased by 14 billion won from the first supplementary budget of 591 billion won, reaching a total of 605 billion won.

Additional 14 billion KRW supplementary budget for public livelihood stabilization and high oil price response.
Photo by Uiryeong County

The county concentrated its financial resources on supporting livelihood stability by increasing allocations for various items to counteract the rising cost of living for county residents and the downturn in the local economy resulting from recent international oil price hikes. The increased allocations include 4.58 billion won in government support funds for high oil price damages, 2.49 billion won in living support funds for Gyeongnam residents, and 1.04 billion won in oil price subsidies for the transportation sector.

This supplementary budget also reflects funding for addressing local issues closely related to residents' lives, such as improvements to living SOC, disaster prevention, and fostering young farmers.

Major projects include 800 million won for renovation work on outdated facilities at the Uiryeong Eco-Friendly Baseball Stadium, 3.13 billion won for the Seongdang Pumping Station facility improvement project, 190 million won for customized support projects for young start-up farmers, 170 million won for local rainwater drainage cleaning projects, and 100 million won for safety facility improvements on the Nakdong River bicycle path (at Bakjin Hill).

County Governor Oh Taewan stated, "We will do our utmost to ensure that the supplementary budget is executed and projects are carried out in a way that provides substantial benefits for residents' livelihood stability and the resolution of local issues."

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