On-Duty Allowances for Officials in Gyeonggi Province Vary Widely

On-duty allowances paid to local government officials in Gyeonggi Province are showing significant disparities depending on the financial conditions of each municipality.

According to the Province on the 7th, Ansan City's daily on-duty allowance is 65,000 won, approaching the maximum level of 70,000 won set by Gyeonggi Province's on-duty work regulations, while Siheung City pays 60,000 won, and Suwon and Seongnam cities each pay 50,000 won.

These areas all have financial self-reliance rates of 70 to 90 percent and are cities with substantial financial scales.

Meanwhile, regions in the northeastern part of the Province such as Yangpyeong, Dongducheon, and Gapyeong—where financial self-reliance has dropped significantly due to various regulations—are paying the minimum level set by the on-duty work regulations of 35,000 won per day.

On-duty allowances for officials in the Province had previously been at the level of 20,000 to 30,000 won per day, but have been significantly increased by each municipality in recent times in accordance with guidelines for realizing allowances.