Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young Elected Chair of Welfare Grand Compromise Special Committee Preparatory Group

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kang Han-seo] Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young was elected chair of the preparatory group for the "Welfare Grand Compromise Special Committee" at its founding ceremony held on the 27th in a conference room at KTX Cheonan Asan Station in Asan City, South Chungcheong Province.

The "Welfare Grand Compromise Special Committee," a subsidiary body of the Conference of Mayors, County Magistrates, and District Chiefs of Korea, will review local government's indiscriminate cash welfare policies from the ground up. All 226 basic local government units nationwide will participate.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young pointed out that "local government finances are deteriorating due to cash-based welfare programs implemented separately by each local government," and stated that "the central government should take responsibility for universal welfare projects such as child allowances, while local governments should focus on improving welfare services."

He added, "All local governments have agreed with the purpose of establishing the Welfare Grand Compromise Special Committee, and we will establish guidelines for 'cash-based welfare' to encourage participation in the special committee. We will bring together experts in welfare, finance, and conflict resolution, as well as citizen representatives, to reach a social consensus."

The meeting was attended by 15 people, including mayors, county magistrates, and district chiefs designated as preparatory committee members by region, and Jeong Won-oh, district chief of Seongdong-gu, Seoul, was elected as secretary.