‘Busy, busy’… Mayor of Iksan visits the National Assembly every five days and makes every effort to secure national funds

Choi Jeong-ho, mayor of Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, went on a rampage, visiting the National Assembly three times in two weeks in response to the review of next year's government budget by the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Special Committee.

Mayor Choi visited the National Assembly on the 9th and met with key members of the Budget and Accounts Committee and senior members of the Standing Committee, who hold the key to reviewing the budget, and requested additional reflection and increase of key regional projects in the national budget.

This visit is the third visit to the National Assembly following the 29th of last month and the 4th of this month.

This is based on a strategic decision to reflect at least one more local issue as the comprehensive policy inquiry and departmental reviews of the Budget and Budget Committee, which make the final decision on cuts and increases in the government budget, are concentrated in early to mid-November.

On this day, Mayor Choi visited key figures in the National Assembly, including Budget and Accounts Committee member Jeong Tae-ho, National Assembly member Yoon Jun-byeong, National Assembly member Jeong Seong-ho, and Democratic Party floor leader Han Byeong-do, and explained the justification for government support for each project.

First, in the field of future high-tech new industries, it was proposed to ▲ create a physical AI-based AAR (autonomous flying robot) national industrial cluster ▲ build a veterinary drug biofactory ▲ green bio startup fostering project ▲ build a semiconductor material chemical sensor demonstration center, etc.

In addition, he proposed the establishment of public infrastructure for a food tech regional innovation cluster and the creation of a stone industry support center to advance regional specialized industries, and asked for support for the resurgence of Korea's food capital and stone industry.

In addition, government support was requested for transportation network projects such as building a regional transportation hub connecting the '5 poles and 3 special features', increasing the project cost for the construction of an alternative bypass road for National Route 27 (Seosu-Pyeongjang), and opening an access road to Dongiksan Station.

Mayor Choi said, "The National Assembly's budget deliberation is at a stage where national budget increases and cuts are at odds, so the more steps we take, the stronger the future budget of the region becomes. I will continue to knock on doors and persuade people until the core projects that will become Iksan's future growth engines finally pass the plenary session of the National Assembly."