Daejeon targets 5 trillion 40.6 billion won in national funding, plans parliamentary team

Daejeon said on the 30th that it will operate a parliamentary team in Seoul and work with political leaders to pursue 5 trillion 40.6 billion won in national funding for next year. The target is 5% higher than this year's figure.

The parliamentary team is an organization intended to station the city's national funding staff at the National Assembly to respond to reviews by standing committees and the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts. It plans to coordinate with the planning office and political leaders alongside the external cooperation headquarters and parliamentary liaison officer during review of the government's budget proposal.

The city plans to seek increases during parliamentary review for projects already included in the government's budget proposal, as well as those omitted or only partially included.

Major projects and requested increases include 500 million won for a national semiconductor research institute, 5 billion won for a local economy AI platform linked to Ontong Daejeon, 2 billion 510 million won for operation of a public children's rehabilitation hospital, and 19 billion 400 million won for the first phase of Chungcheong regional railway construction.

Deputy Mayor for Administrative Affairs Park Yeon-byeong said he expects intense competition among local governments for national funding amid difficult local fiscal conditions. He also said the city would work with regional political leaders to seek additional national funding for next year.