Gyeonggi Province Residents Prioritize 'Economy and Jobs' and 'Housing and Real Estate' for New Administration

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province residents have identified 'economy and jobs' and 'housing and real estate' as the most urgent priorities for the eighth-term Gyeonggi Province government to pursue.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 21st, based on a public opinion survey conducted by K-Stat Research on July 9 targeting 1,000 residents on 'perceptions related to the launch of the eighth-term Gyeonggi Province government,' the top priority projects were 'economy and jobs' (25%) and 'housing and real estate' (23%).

Following these were 'balanced regional development within the province' (10%), 'welfare and childcare' (9%), 'transportation' (9%), 'youth policy' (6%), and 'environment and energy' (5%) in that order.

Calls for 'economy and jobs' increased by 5 percentage points compared to last year (20%), and notably, 'balanced regional development within the province' more than doubled from last year (4%).

Regarding the policy fields residents most anticipated from the eighth-term Gyeonggi Province government, 'economy and jobs' (20%) and 'housing and real estate' (18%) ranked first and second respectively.

This is interpreted as reflecting expectations that newly appointed Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon, with his background as former Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Strategy and Finance, is an expert in economic affairs. Following these were 'welfare and childcare' (14%), youth policy (9%), transportation (8%), and balanced regional development within the province (7%) in that order.

Accordingly, three out of four Gyeonggi residents anticipate that the eighth-term Gyeonggi Province government will manage provincial administration well going forward. To the question 'How do you expect Gyeonggi Province to manage provincial administration in the future,' 74% of residents responded positively that it will do well. The negative outlook that it will fail was only 13%.

Meanwhile, seven out of every ten Gyeonggi residents (67%) forecast that the economy and economic conditions in the second half of this year will worsen compared to the first half.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province stated, "Having confirmed the voices of residents calling for prioritized focus on economy and jobs as well as housing and real estate policies, I will do my best to achieve results in these areas," and added, "Since the eighth-term Gyeonggi Province government has already allocated 235.9 billion won in budget for emergency economic response measures as of the 18th and is pushing ahead with urgent countermeasures, we will concentrate administrative capabilities to stabilize residents' livelihoods and housing stability amid the complex economic crisis of high inflation, high interest rates, and high exchange rates."

This survey was conducted by K-Stat Research Co., Ltd., commissioned by Gyeonggi Province, on July 9 targeting 1,000 Gyeonggi residents aged 18 and older through telephone interviews.

At a 95% confidence level, the margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points.