Suwon City's National Funded Projects in 2007 Proceeding Smoothly

Suwon City has secured 97.1 billion won out of 1.3877 trillion won from 92 projects submitted as national treasury subsidy projects for fiscal year 2007, and will proceed with welfare and healthcare initiatives, museum construction, and national road bypass road construction.

According to the city, it will allocate 30.3 billion won to the Basic Living Security program, 2.69 billion won to self-employment work projects, and 3.7 billion won to disability allowances.

Additionally, in the elderly welfare sector, 1 billion won will be allocated to expanding at-home elderly welfare centers, 1.7 billion won to pension services for the aged, and 600 million won in national treasury subsidies for elderly job creation.

Meanwhile, 6 billion won will be used for childcare facility operations, 7.8 billion won in national funds for childcare support, and 1.1 billion won will be invested in free preventive vaccinations.

In addition, 11.3 billion won will be allocated to diesel vehicle emission reduction projects, 4 billion won to national road alternative construction projects including the Suwon Station bypass road, and 5.6 billion won to child safety zone improvements.

In the cultural sector, 1.55 billion won will be invested in the Calligraphy Museum and 500 million won in the protection zone restoration of the Yeonmudong Cultural Heritage area.

However, the Suwon Hwaseong Museum construction project requires 5.7 billion won in city funds while only receiving 500 million won in national funding, indicating that legislation regarding Hwaseong Restoration is urgently needed. A city official stated, "Due to delays in related legislation, the city's financial burden for Hwaseong Restoration projects is increasing."

The city has established a policy to prioritize securing national treasury subsidies for 33 pending projects, including the ongoing Suwon Station bypass road and other road construction projects, residential environment improvement projects, sewage treatment plant construction, and Hwaseong Restoration projects, and is operating 10 budget task force teams.

In relation to this, on the 2nd, the city held a "2007-2008 National Funding Acquisition Major Project Promotion Report" with the attendance of Mayor Kim Yong-seo and Vice Mayor Ye Chang-geun, and sought countermeasures to secure national treasury subsidies for major pending projects and action plans.

At this meeting, Mayor Kim Yong-seo emphasized that "not only officials in charge of pending projects, but all departments must make every effort to secure national funding."

The city plans to finalize the scale of next year's national treasury subsidy applications by May as guidelines for government national treasury subsidy allocation and application come down.