Naju Mayoral Candidate Yoon Byungtae: "Comprehensive Support for Youth from Startups to Settlement"

Yoon Byungtae, the Democratic Party's preliminary candidate for mayor of Naju, held a policy meeting with young entrepreneurs, craftspeople, and young farmers to develop youth policies focused on field realities.

On the 21st, Yoon met with members of the Naju Youth Entrepreneurs Association, Naju Youth Crafts Association, and Naju 4-H Federation at a shared office in Bitgaram-dong, Naju. During the meeting, he listened to the challenges they face in the processes of starting businesses and settling down in the local community.

Yoon Byung-tae, preliminary candidate for mayor of Naju from the Democratic Party of Korea, held a policy meeting on the 21st at the invitation of the Naju Youth Entrepreneurs Association.
Photo by Yoon Byung-tae Preliminary Candidate Election Office

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This meeting was organized at the invitation of the Naju Youth Entrepreneurs Association and was conducted as a forum to gather opinions for pledges and policy proposals for the upcoming 9th term of local administration.

About 10 participants, including young entrepreneurs from the manufacturing, distribution, and service sectors, young craftspeople from the culture and arts sector, and young farmers, presented difficulties specific to their fields and offered policy suggestions.

In the youth entrepreneurship sector, there were calls for the introduction of a 'settlement package support program' that would partially subsidize rent, operating costs, and labor costs for early-stage startups, as well as the establishment of a supply system to prioritize youth business participation in public projects.

Participants also discussed the significance of introducing a performance-based youth business certification system and establishing a step-by-step incentive structure linked to financial support.

In the culture and arts sector, key issues included the establishment of an intermediary support organization for project planning and artist-agency matching, increasing the participation rate of young artists in public cultural projects, creating exhibition and creative hubs utilizing vacant spaces, and institutionalizing a compensation system for cultural planners (PMs).

In the young farmers sector, there were suggestions for settlement-type housing support such as shared housing, preferential allocation of farmland through linkage with the Farmland Bank, operation of psychological care programs, and consulting support from experts in taxation and distribution.

Yoon stated, "Through this meeting, I was able to structurally identify the issues young people face on the ground," adding, "Where there is overlap with existing youth policies, we will ensure organic linkage, and newly proposed tasks will be thoroughly reviewed for inclusion in the pledges for the 9th term of local administration."

He further emphasized, "It is important to design policies in detail so that young people can endure the most difficult period after starting a business and continue to grow and settle down. We will create a foundation for youth to establish themselves and thrive in Naju."

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