Six Gyeonggi City Mayors Launch Relay One-Person Protest Demanding Withdrawal of Local Finance Restructuring Plan
Suwon NewsPublished 2016.06.01 06:08
Six local government heads in Gyeonggi Province (Suwon, Yongin, Hwaseong, Gwacheon, Seongnam, and Goyang) have begun a relay one-person protest starting May 31st, demanding the government withdraw its local finance restructuring plan.
Shin Gye-yong, mayor of Gwacheon City, held a one-person protest from around 2 p.m. that day in front of the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul and in front of the Government Complex.
If the Ministry of Interior and Safety's local finance restructuring plan is implemented as originally proposed, Gwacheon City is expecting a financial reduction of over 40 billion won due to decreased allocations of city and county adjustment grants.
On June 1st, Chae In-seok, mayor of Hwaseong City, will continue the one-person protest in front of the Seoul Government Complex.
The six city mayors plan to take turns traveling to Seoul every day through mid-June to continue the one-person protests.
Prior to the one-person protest, four mayors—Shin Gye-yong, Lee Jae-myung, Choi Sung, and Chae In-seok—visited the National Assembly that morning and held a meeting with Kim Jong-in, chairman of the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee.
The six cities are strongly opposing the plan, citing that implementation of the Ministry of Interior and Safety's local finance restructuring would result in a total reduction of 800 billion won in local finances.
Send a news tip to Suwon IlboYour tip becomes the news · Your identity is protectedSend tipShin Gye-yong, mayor of Gwacheon City, held a one-person protest from around 2 p.m. that day in front of the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul and in front of the Government Complex.
If the Ministry of Interior and Safety's local finance restructuring plan is implemented as originally proposed, Gwacheon City is expecting a financial reduction of over 40 billion won due to decreased allocations of city and county adjustment grants.
On June 1st, Chae In-seok, mayor of Hwaseong City, will continue the one-person protest in front of the Seoul Government Complex.
The six city mayors plan to take turns traveling to Seoul every day through mid-June to continue the one-person protests.
Prior to the one-person protest, four mayors—Shin Gye-yong, Lee Jae-myung, Choi Sung, and Chae In-seok—visited the National Assembly that morning and held a meeting with Kim Jong-in, chairman of the Democratic Party's Emergency Response Committee.
The six cities are strongly opposing the plan, citing that implementation of the Ministry of Interior and Safety's local finance restructuring would result in a total reduction of 800 billion won in local finances.
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