Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly is in an uproar over the drastic cut in next year's agricultural policy budget.

Published 2025년 11월 25일

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[Korean Farmers' Newspaper, Reporter Lee Jang-hee] As the budget proposal for Gyeonggi Province's agricultural policy for next year was drastically cut, the Gyeonggi Provincial Council's Agricultural Policy and Ocean Committee reacted strongly. The Agricultural Policy and Ocean Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council (chaired by Bang Sung-hwan, People Power Party·Seongnam 5) conducted a review of the "2026 Budget Proposal" for the Provincial Agricultural, Forestry, Marine, and Life Sciences Department on November 21. On this day, the committee members stated, "The total size of the 2026 Gyeonggi Province budget proposal is 39 trillion 904.6 billion won, an increase of 1 trillion 182.5 billion won compared to last year, but the budget proposal under the jurisdiction of the Agricultural Policy and Ocean Committee decreased by 5.7% compared to last year, amounting to 1 trillion 68.6 billion won (based on the initial budget)." "The proportion of agricultural policy budget in the entire provincial budget also decreased in 2022."

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The Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly's Agricultural and Marine Affairs Committee expressed strong dissatisfaction as the budget proposal for next year's agricultural policy in Gyeonggi Province was significantly reduced. The Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly's Agricultural and Marine Affairs Committee (Chairperson Bang Sung-hwan, People Power Party·Seongnam 5) conducted a review of the "2026 Budget Proposal" for the Provincial Agricultural, Fisheries and Life Sciences Bureau on November 21. On this day, the committee members pointed out that "the total budget proposal for Gyeonggi Province in 2026 is 39 trillion 904.6 billion won, an increase of 1 trillion 182.5 billion won compared to the previous year, but the budget proposal under the jurisdiction of the Agricultural and Marine Affairs Committee is 1 trillion 68.6 billion won, a decrease of 5.7% compared to the previous year (based on the initial budget)." They also noted that "the proportion of agricultural budget in the total ...

Source: Agrinet