Ulsan district and county chairs examine basic income and population inflow policies for rural areas in Boseong

On the 13th, the Chairman's Council of Ulsan's five district and county councils (Chairman Jeong Woo-sik, Chairman of Ulju County Council) visited Boseong-gun Council in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do and exchanged opinions with Kim Gyeong-mi, Chairman of Boseong-gun Council, on population influx policies in Boseong-gun, including basic income for rural areas.

This visit was designed to benchmark Boseong-gun's policies in response to the decline in rural population.

The chairmen paid attention to the method of paying basic income through local love gift certificates to support residents' lives and promote local consumption.

Boseong-gun will implement a basic income pilot project for rural areas for 18 months from July this year to December next year.

200,000 won per person per month is paid to residents who are registered as residents and actually reside in Boseong-gun.

This is the basic amount of 150,000 won prepared from 60,000 won in government funds, 45,000 won in provincial funds, and 45,000 won in military expenses, plus 50,000 won in military expenses.

Boseong-gun paid 12.45 billion won in basic income for July and August for the first time on August 28 this year.

According to Boseong-gun, 1,418 people moved to Boseong-gun from June 11, when it was selected as the pilot project site, to August 26, ahead of the first payment.

Boseong-gun believes that expectations for basic income have influenced the demand for relocation.

Ulsan District and County Council chairmen and Chairman Kim Gyeong-mi also shared current council operation issues and legislative activity experiences. The two sides agreed to exchange policy cases that can be used as a reference for regional issues in the future.