- Tax revenue increase effect: 101.9 billion won in Gyeonggi Province, 319.9 billion won nationwide - Actively pursuing discovery of new tax sources including introduction of basic income land tax and national referendum promotion leisure tax
- First recruitment period: April 28, 9 a.m. ~ May 31, 6 p.m. - 2021 recruitment schedule (3 times annually): following first, second (September), third (December) - Last year's interview applicants retroactively applied and supported during first recruitment period (35,000 won)
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport designates approximately 7km autonomous vehicle test operation zone from Pangyo First Techno Valley to Second Valley - Enabling demonstration of autonomous driving-based transportation services such as unmanned shuttles and robot taxis
- Gyeonggi Province Anti-Corruption Investigation Team announces audit results on agricultural legal entities engaged in real estate speculation using farmland - Detected 26 agricultural legal entities obtaining illicit gains by falsely buying and reselling farmland...25 referred for prosecution - 35 parcels of long-term fallow land and 11 parcels violating farmland law including illegal farmland conversion notified to cities and counties for action
Second Vice Mayor Jo Mu-young of Suwon (right) is sorting recycling waste that was not collected for falling short of intake standards. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Second Vice Mayor Jo Mu-young of Suwon on the 26th morning worked with residents in densely populated detached house areas and commercial areas of Pajang-dong, Jangan-gu to properly sort garbage that was not collected for falling short of intake standards. Since February, the city has been implementing strong living waste reduction policies...
District Office Head Lee Beom-seon of Jangan-gu (right) is conducting garbage sampling work with residents of Pajang-dong on the 26th. (Photo=Jangan-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] District Office Head Lee Beom-seon of Jangan-gu on the 26th conducted garbage sampling work with residents of Pajang-dong to establish proper garbage disposal culture. On this day, the district office head with about 10 city council member Hwang Gyeong-hee and resident representatives conducted on-site inspection of Pajangcheon-ro 28-gil and categorized improperly sorted living waste by type...
Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek is giving remarks at the opening ceremony of Citizen Garden No. 3 created at the Agricultural Ecology Center in Oseong-myeon, Pyeongtaek City on the 23rd. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Pyeongtaek City designated the citizen participation garden created at the Agricultural Ecology Center in Oseong-myeon on the 23rd as 'Citizen Garden No. 3' and held an opening ceremony with the theme 'Promise of Green' to commemorate it. Citizen Garden No. 3, designated as citizen participation garden, has been a project targeting eup, myeon, and dong since 2020...
- With Save the Children Central Branch and World Vision Gyeonggi South Headquarters - Committing to promoting policy efforts for realization of advancing children's rights
- Suwon City selected in public works project competition by Ministry of Interior and Safety receiving 200 million won in national treasury support - Plans to identify status of 198 locations and process and disclose spatial information
- Gyeonggi Province re-designating following initial designation over 6 months last October - transaction volume decreased but price upturn continues, speculation possibility remains - excluding 8 cities and counties: Yeoncheon, Pocheon, Dongducheon, Gapyeong, Yangpyeong, Yeoju, Icheon, Anseong
- Applications accepted until June 30…prizes worth approximately 10 million won provided
- Yongin Mayor Baek Kun-ki: "Anticipating active participation in spreading sharing culture"
- Linked to redevelopment, urban regeneration and other established urban area development under government's Feb. 4 real estate measures - Supply of 117,000 housing units in established urban areas, of which 19,000 units to be supplied as basic housing - Proposal for system improvements to incentivize basic housing supply in union-led projects
- Basic Income Local Government Council participants increased from 53 local governments nationwide as of the 6th to 74 as of the 23rd. 21 local governments expressed intention to newly participate - Founding general assembly scheduled to be held at the Basic Income Expo on the 28th
- 500 won tax deduction per notice…1,000 won deduction if automatic transfer is also registered
- Giheung-gu minimizes resident disadvantages through advance notice
- Uiwang City, National Assembly member, Korea Electric Power Corporation sign agreement - Implementation of renewable energy promotion, urban environment improvement, school-vicinity child safety infrastructure
- Submitted to Disease Control and Prevention Agency on 23rd in 'policy suggestions regarding government coronavirus vaccine procurement' - Vaccine diversification through expedited safety verification necessary - 'Vaccine selection targeting subjects should prioritize based on local circumstances and resident needs. Request expanded autonomy for local governments in vaccine inoculation' suggested
- '5th National Local Government Council for Social Solidarity Economy' launched - Meeting with 48 local government heads nationwide participating
- Yongin City, 29 confirmed cases on 22nd, special appeal to citizens amid spread trend within the city
Seo Kyung-bo, head of Gwonseon-gu Office (second from left), delivers patrol vehicles to the Tapdong unit of the crime prevention mobile patrol team and takes a commemorative photo. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Gwonseon-gu (Head Seo Kyung-bo) delivered one patrol vehicle to the Tapdong unit of the crime prevention mobile patrol team working to strengthen public safety on the 23rd. Park Song-sik, commander of the Gwonseon-gu united division of the crime prevention mobile patrol team, and Hwang Sun-gwon, head of the Tapdong unit, attended the ceremony and exchanged views with Head Seo on strengthening local security.
Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon poses with a placard participating in the 'Let's overcome low birth rate together! National '4' (four) Promise Relay Challenge' on the 22nd. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon participated in the 'Let's overcome low birth rate together! National '4' (four) Promise Relay Challenge' on the 22nd. This challenge, which began in South Chungcheong Province in February, is a public participation-type relay campaign aimed at jointly overcoming the national crisis that low birth rate will bring,
- Special session on 'basic income from a religious perspective' held at basic income international conference on 28th
- From April this year, minor changes requiring individual committee review when modifying industrial complex plans will skip preliminary review procedures and pursue written deliberation - Review period typically taking 30 days expected to be shortened to within 7 days
- 38 municipal divisions under the forum mark third anniversary of April 27 Panmunjom Declaration - Korean Peninsula peace to bear fruit based on past efforts - Local governments need assistance from central government and National Assembly for independent inter-Korean exchange
- From May 3rd to 21st…support up to maximum 1 million won annually
- Province suggests joint crackdown on land sales by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, LH, etc. - Coordinating with related agencies to conduct crackdowns on construction companies within the province as well as businesses based in other cities and provinces
- Living support for crisis households with reduced income due to prolonged coronavirus (1 time/500,000 won) - No duplicate benefits with government support such as basic livelihood (living expenses), emergency welfare (living support), 4th disaster relief recipients - Online applications from May 10 to 28, on-site visits from May 17 to June 4
- Huh Seung-beom, Gyeonggi-do policy planning official, announces 'Zero Unfairness·Gap 7 Major Strategies' containing gap resolution plan - Comprised of 20 priority projects across 7 sectors with 73 detailed implementation tasks - Contains measures for resolving economic inequality, mitigating regional gaps, resolving labor market instability, establishing fair market order, etc.
- 8,636 people received AstraZeneca vaccine, 5,808 people including seniors 75 and older…14,444 people vaccinated
