Mayor Kim Bo-ra of Anseong Returns 32% of Administrative Promotion Budget

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Mayor Kim Bo-ra of Anseong City is returning 32% of the administrative promotion budget allocated to local government leaders.

Anseong City announced on the 8th that Mayor Kim decided to return 27 million won out of the 83.8 million won in administrative promotion budget allocated for this year and reduce the budget by 27 million won for next year as well, to overcome difficult times including rising prices and slowing domestic demand, and to stabilize local finances.

Mayor Kim's decision to return the budget will be submitted to the 227th regular session of the Anseong City Council scheduled for this month, with final approval through deliberations on the fourth supplementary budget bill for 2024 and the 2025 budget bill.

A city official stated, "It is a rare case in Anseong City's history for a local government leader to voluntarily return administrative promotion budgets for two consecutive years," and added, "The returned budget will be used to cover revenue shortfalls such as reductions in local allocation tax and projects for citizens."

Mayor Kim said, "As the economic situation at home and abroad is expected to be difficult this year and next year, I decided to return the administrative promotion budget to provide whatever help I can," and continued, "In the 8th term, Anseong City will practice the vision of 'citizen-centered and citizen-benefiting' policies, mobilize all administrative capabilities to reduce unnecessary waste, and make our best efforts in citizen-focused budgeting and policy implementation."