Gyeonggi Province to Use 50 Billion Won from Participatory Budget for Residents... 2020 Proposal Projects Recruitment Begins

Gyeonggi Province is accepting proposals from residents ahead of allocating 50 billion won for the participatory budget next year.

The province announced on the 26th that it will conduct a 50-day recruitment period from April 10 to May 30 for participatory budget proposal projects in three categories: 20 billion won for government participation projects, 20 billion won for government-municipal cooperation type A, and 10 billion won for government-municipal cooperation type B.

The citizen participatory budget system is designed to expand resident participation in the budgeting process to ensure transparency and democracy in budget allocation. Gyeonggi Province has been operating this system since 2012.

Government participation projects are fully funded by the provincial budget, while government-municipal cooperation type A refers to so-called provincial matching projects where the province and municipalities jointly fund projects. Government-municipal cooperation type B is a livelihood-oriented project to resolve resident inconveniences, with a maximum support of 100 million won per project.

Any Gyeonggi Province resident can participate in submitting proposals. Interested residents should complete an application form containing ideas in related fields and submit it through the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr), email (g-budget@gg.go.kr), or mail (Gyeonggi Provincial Government Budget Management Office).

The province plans to provide additional administrative support to further develop resident-proposed projects through one-on-one matching between proposers and relevant staff members. Particularly this year, the province will establish and operate a 'Public-Private Budget Council' to ensure that proposed projects are actively reflected in provincial policies.

Resident proposal projects will be finalized in August after going through deliberation by the respective standing committees of the Gyeonggi Province Citizen Participatory Budget Committee, full committee review, and online voting by residents. Confirmed projects will be included in the 2020 budget.

Separately, the province plans to conduct a survey on resident preferences for key investment areas in 2020 from April 10 to 30, which will be actively reflected in the resource allocation plan for next year.

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Province Citizen Participatory Budget Committee, which is responsible for reviewing 50 billion won worth of resident proposal projects, plans to hold a workshop on April 5 and begin full-scale operations.