Gyeonggi Province and Provincial Education Office Budget Review Extended to 31 Trillion Won

The Gyeonggi Province Council's Budget and Settlement Special Committee announced on the 15th that it will extend the review of next year's budget proposals for Gyeonggi Province and the Provincial Education Office to the final regular session scheduled for the 18th.

Originally, the Budget and Settlement Special Committee was scheduled to hold a full meeting on the 14th and vote on the budgets of Gyeonggi Province and the Provincial Education Office, which had been under review since the 2nd, at a regular session on the 15th.

An official from the committee explained, "In the process of carefully reviewing the 31 trillion won budget compiled from residents' tax revenue and the 100 billion won in increased budget by each standing committee, we were forced to extend the agenda to select projects necessary for provincial residents."

The committee began its activities on the 2nd; however, on the 8th, 9th, and 14th, New Politics Democratic Union members caused delays in budget review by demanding full national treasury support for the Nuri curriculum budget through protest visits to the Ministry of Education and meetings with vice ministers.

Regarding the extension of the agenda, both party secretaries of the committee said, "To avoid causing concern among provincial residents, we will proceed with future budget reviews as quickly as possible."