The Gunpo City Council has decided to reduce its budget by 88.19 million won this year to alleviate the city's financial burden. This decision has garnered significant attention.
According to the council, the budget adjustment proposal will be included in the third supplementary budget and is set to be reviewed and approved at the upcoming special session next month.
This budget cut aims to reduce the council's own expenses and enhance the efficiency of budget management, considering the city's financial conditions.
Among the cuts, expenses related to overseas travel total 72.25 million won. The council has eliminated the entire 31.5 million won allocated for council members' overseas travel expenses, along with reductions in travel execution costs of 30 million won and 715,000 won for visits to overseas sister city organizations.
In addition to overseas travel expenses, the council has adjusted various operational and promotional budgets, including review allowances and newsletter production costs, bringing the total reduction to 88.19 million won.
Notably, the council determined that it would be challenging to ensure the effectiveness of overseas training this year, leading to the decision to cut related budgets.
Moving forward, the council plans to strengthen policy exchanges with overseas councils and utilize the outcomes in reviewing local issues and legislative activities.
To this end, on October 10, the council proposed a friendly exchange with the Atsugi City Council in Japan to share operational experiences and policy examples.
The council aims to establish a continuous policy cooperation system through mutual visits and online exchanges.
Chairman Lee Woo-cheon stated, "We aim to share the burden by reducing the council's budget in consideration of the city's financial conditions. Starting in 2027, we will continue to exchange best practices in policies and utilize the results in reviewing local issues and legislative activities."
Meanwhile, the budget reduction proposal is scheduled for review and approval at the special session in November.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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