
Requests for reflection of tax revenue accumulation, public welfare, and disclosure principles, and enactment of semiconductor tax revenue citizen fund ordinance, etc.
The Cheongju City Committee of the Progressive Party proposed 10 people's livelihood tasks for next year's budget in Cheongju based on the principles of tax revenue accumulation, people's livelihood, and disclosure, including enacting a semiconductor tax revenue citizen fund ordinance, introducing free city bus transportation for youth and seniors, and resolving the wait for public child care.
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The Cheongju City Committee of the Progressive Party held a press conference at the temporary building of City Hall and proposed 10 people's livelihood tasks for next year's budget, focusing on dependence on semiconductor tax revenue and measures to stabilize local finances.
On the 9th, the Cheongju City Committee of the Progressive Party proposed Cheongju City's 10 major livelihood tasks for next year's budget based on the principles of tax revenue accumulation, people's livelihood, and disclosure.
The city committee presented this proposal at a press conference held at the temporary building of City Hall on this day, saying, "If the semiconductor economy slows down, related tax revenues will always return to 0 won, and if tax revenues increase, the government's ordinary grant tax and North Chungcheong Province's adjustment grant will decrease."
In particular, with regard to the corporate local income tax paid by SK Hynix to Cheongju City, he emphasized, "We must create an ordinance for a semiconductor tax revenue citizen fund to mandatorily deposit a certain percentage of the excess of local income tax into the integrated financial stabilization fund, and nail it to the ordinance so that it can be used to protect the people's livelihood budget in the event of a sharp decline in tax revenue."
In addition, ▲ phased introduction of free city bus transportation for youth and seniors ▲ elimination of waiting periods for public child care ▲ expansion of Cheongju-type integrated care ▲ establishment of a dedicated labor safety organization ▲ expansion of long-term public rentals for youth and working class people ▲ constant maintenance of the Cheongju Pay discount rate ▲ increase in farmer allowances ▲ expansion of support for activities for the disabled ▲ public discussion of semiconductor tax revenue use plans and expansion of resident participation budgets. demanded.
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Cheongju City Hall is likely to consider enacting a semiconductor tax revenue citizen fund ordinance.
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