Ganghwa County Compiles First Supplementary Budget of 687 Billion Won This Year... 25.8 Billion Won Increase from Main Budget

[Suwon Ilbo=Ki-ho Choi] Ganghwa County announced on the 5th that it has submitted a "2024 First Supplementary Budget Plan" worth 687 billion won to the Ganghwa County Council. The supplementary budget represents an increase of 25.8 billion won (3.9%) compared to this year's main budget of 661.2 billion won.

The supplementary budget plan will be finalized on the 18th following review and passage by the county council.

Despite difficult financial circumstances, the county compiled the budget with emphasis on essential projects directly related to residents' lives and regional economic revitalization.

In addition, the budget reflects numerous regional priority projects proposed through previous dialogues with residents and projects aimed at stabilizing residents' livelihoods.

Major projects include △integrated CCTV control center construction project (7.8 billion won) △crime prevention CCTV and LED security light installation project (800 million won) △senior welfare center annex construction project (2 billion won) △barrier-free urban forest creation project (1 billion won) △Hwangsan Island observation deck and landscape project (900 million won) △Hwahgae garden greenhouse project (800 million won) △Oepori shelter creation project (700 million won) △County Road 12 (Tapcae to Eoryujeong Port) road widening and expansion project (700 million won) △Sinmun 4th and Hwangsan Island public parking lot projects (400 million won), among others.

County Governor Cheon-ho Yu stated, "We carefully reviewed residents' requests gathered from New Year visits and reflected them in the budget," adding, "Through supplementary budget projects, we will make every effort to revitalize the community in response to challenging external conditions and realize tangible administration where residents can lead stable lives."