Gangwon-do holds general meeting of Participatory Budgeting Committee – Shina Ilbo

Resolve to revitalize the resident participatory budgeting system by strengthening resident solidarity

Gangwon Province will hold the ‘2024 1st Resident Participatory Budgeting Committee General Meeting’ at the Gangwon Research Institute’s Liberty Hall on the 25th.

At the general meeting on this day, about 70 people, including Lee Hee-yeol, head of the Planning and Coordination Office, participatory budgeting members, and budget managers from each division attended, and the 4th excellent member commendation, explanation of the 24-year operation plan, special training on fire safety, and training of expert participatory budgeting instructors were held. etc. have time.

Starting with this general meeting, members of the resident participatory budgeting committee will directly participate in the provincial budget preparation process and begin full-fledged activities such as deliberation and adoption of resident proposal projects and monitoring of budget reflection projects.

This year, the province will set and focus on seven key tasks, including expanding the deliberation process through resident solidarity, to revitalize the resident participatory budgeting system.

The seven core tasks are ▲expansion of the operating organization for participatory budgeting ▲introduction of an integrated system for participatory budgeting ▲activation of contests for proposed projects ▲increased education on participatory budgeting ▲holding of budget policy debates ▲strengthening evaluation and feedback functions ▲diversification of publicity channels for participatory budgeting. .

First, we plan to discover regional projects linked to special cases and strengthen cooperation with cities and counties following the full-scale implementation of the Gangwon Special Act, and establish a youth subcommittee to significantly strengthen the organization of youth policy proposal projects such as youth jobs, entrepreneurship, creative activities, and welfare support.

In addition, we plan to expand the participation of socially disadvantaged people such as children, women, the elderly, and the disabled in the participatory budgeting system and conduct a priority review of projects related to safety accident prevention.

In addition, we plan to dramatically improve system accessibility by introducing an online platform for participatory budgeting to integrate functions such as project proposals, referendums, and submission of resident proposals.

Lee Hee-yeol, head of the provincial planning and coordination office, said, “We will continue to expand the participation of provincial residents in the budget preparation process and take the lead in efficient resource distribution and the realization of financial democracy.”

[신아일보] Gangwon-do/Reporter Kim Jeong-ho

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