Mayor Kim Seong-je of Uiwang: "I Will Concentrate All Administrative Efforts to Complete the Premium City"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Mayor Kim Seong-je of Uiwang said he would solidly prepare for the completion of a premium city by pursuing eco-friendly urban development along with building a hopeful Uiwang where education, welfare, culture, and arts thrive.

Mayor Kim presented the direction for next year's city administration through a policy address at the 2nd regular session of the 289th Uiwang City Council on the 1st, emphasizing that "I will concentrate all administrative efforts to complete the premium city by promoting major projects planned for next year without disruption."

Prior to explaining the 2023 budget plan, Mayor Kim said, "I sincerely thank the 160,000 residents of Uiwang for their keen interest and encouragement in the new 8th popularly elected administration's policies amid difficult domestic and external conditions and the spread of COVID-19."

Through the policy address, he stated, "The general account for next year is 497.6 billion won, and the special account, including public enterprise special accounts, is 94.8 billion won," adding that "the 2023 budget is allocated as follows: △social welfare sector 208.4 billion won △transportation and logistics sector 37.5 billion won, △environmental sector 37.2 billion won △land and regional development sector 31.6 billion won △culture and tourism sector 20.1 billion won △health sector 16.6 billion won △education sector 14.3 billion won, and others."

Meanwhile, the 2023 budget plan will undergo council review from the 8th to the 20th, and will be voted on and confirmed at the plenary session on the 21st.