Jinju City Council Cuts Supplementary Budget by 4.22 Billion Won... Reassesses Project Priorities

First Comprehensive Review of Supplementary Budget by the Newly Permanent Committee

Awaiting Final Approval at Plenary Session

The Budget and Accounts Special Committee of Jinju City Council in South Gyeongsang Province reviewed the first supplementary budget proposal for 2026 and reduced the expenditure budget by 4.22 billion won.

The special committee announced that on September 8, it conducted a comprehensive review of the first supplementary budget proposal and prepared a revised plan with these amendments.

The scale of this cut is approximately 1.6 billion won higher than the 2.60329 billion won adjustment decided during preliminary reviews by each standing committee. This marks the first comprehensive review of a supplementary budget proposal since the standing operation of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee began.

[Photo by Jinju City Council] The Budget and Accounts Special Committee of Jinju City Council conducted a comprehensive review of the first supplementary budget for 2026 on the 8th. On this day, the committee prepared a revised plan that cut 4.22 billion KRW from the expenditure budget.

The committee also made a cut of 176.4 million won from a single item in general account revenue.

On the expenditure side, the committee made cuts totaling 4.22 billion won from fifteen items, including 1 billion won for the construction of Road No. 27 between Shin-Jinju Station District and Jeongchon Maedong, 500 million won for the Namgang Riverside Camping Ground and Dog Playground Project, and 100 million won for the construction of a public science museum.

Within this, the 700 million won allocated for renovating the old water treatment plant, which is transferred via internal transactions, was also adjusted in both the special account’s income and expenditure.

The committee explained that in this review, it examined not only the supplementary budget proposal but also the mid-term local fiscal plan, evaluating the necessity, priority, and feasibility of each project.

In particular, as the overall cut increased by about 1.6 billion won compared to the preliminary reviews by each standing committee, further adjustments were made during the comprehensive review process regarding the need and timing for certain projects.

Yoon Sungkwan, the chairperson of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee, stated, "Taking into account the unique characteristics of a supplementary budget, we reviewed the necessity and priority of each project," and added, "We will work with the executive branch to ensure that resources are allocated to areas directly related to citizens' lives."

The committee finalized its revised plan by discussing, during the adjustment process, the need to allocate or cut funds for each project.

This review by the committee will be finalized after approval by the plenary session.

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