Ulju-gun, 2025 Budget Proposal Set at 1.2279 Trillion Won

This Year's Initial Budget Increased by 66.5 Billion KRW (5.72%) from 1.1614 Trillion KRW

Ulsan's Ulju-gun has prepared a 2025 budget proposal of 1.2279 trillion KRW and submitted it to the council.

This budget proposal increased by 66.5 billion KRW (5.72%) compared to this year's original budget of 1.1614 trillion KRW. The general account increased by 50.7 billion KRW to 1.1708 trillion KRW, and the special account rose by 15.8 billion KRW to 57.2 billion KRW.

Revenue conditions are unstable due to sluggish domestic demand and a stagnant real estate market, but it is expected that the revenue level will be maintained at this year's level.

Ulju-gun's budget for next year is focused on five key policy areas to achieve "Happy Ulju that permeates my life": ▲ Happy Ulju where residents are healthy and laughter never ceases ▲ A welfare city where no one is left out through sharing and consideration ▲ Tourist-attractive Ulju and job-growing Ulju for youth ▲ A pleasant and convenient growth city where people gather ▲ A future city full of opportunities and dynamic change.

First, in the area of "Happy Ulju where residents are healthy and laughter never ceases," the budget includes △ Ulju-gun Public Hospital 16.7 billion KRW △ Maternal and newborn health care 1 billion KRW △ Influenza vaccination 1.6 billion KRW △ Expansion of Sangbuk-myeon Administrative Welfare Center 1.8 billion KRW △ Healthy barefoot walking trail project for residents 1.4 billion KRW, among others.

In the "Welfare city where no one is left out through sharing and consideration" area, the budget includes △ Support for veterans' organizations and national merit recipients 5.4 billion KRW △ Senior citizen benefit vouchers 4 billion KRW △ Construction of annex to Disabled Welfare Center and Southern Disabled Welfare Center 7.6 billion KRW △ Construction and renovation of senior centers 4 billion KRW △ Construction of Southern Childcare Support Center 1.2 billion KRW △ Construction of Our Neighborhood Integrated Care Center 700 million KRW △ Small business loan support 2.9 billion KRW △ Support for newlywed couples' housing purchase and rental loan interest 2.1 billion KRW, among others.

For the "Tourist-attractive Ulju and job-growing Ulju for youth" area, to support jobs and enterprises, the budget includes △ Corporate investment attraction fund 9 billion KRW △ Small and medium enterprise funding support 4.7 billion KRW △ Support for job-creating companies 1.1 billion KRW △ Support for youth housing rental costs 300 million KRW △ Construction of workers' welfare center 1.2 billion KRW.

Additionally, in the culture and tourism sector, the budget includes △ O! Healing walking trail project on the abandoned railway site in Onggi Village 600 million KRW △ Onggi Village tourism attraction project 6.4 billion KRW △ Ulju coastal road tourism scenic spot project 2.5 billion KRW △ Creation of cultural space at Eonyang Eupseong 6.1 billion KRW △ Development of Eonyang Sports Park 10.5 billion KRW △ Construction of indoor tennis courts 2.6 billion KRW △ Development of Ulju Baseball Stadium 12 billion KRW. Also included are △ Agricultural infrastructure management and expansion 17.1 billion KRW △ Integrated food support center 3.1 billion KRW △ Basic plan for rural space restructuring and regeneration 500 million KRW △ Support for corn harvesting equipment for forage 600 million KRW.

In the "Pleasant and convenient growth city where people gather" area, the budget includes △ Road construction 28.2 billion KRW △ Comprehensive maintenance of Seosaeng flood and wind damage living area 4.2 billion KRW △ Maintenance of natural disaster risk improvement zones in Mudong Village, Eonyang and Obok, Ungchon 1.7 billion KRW △ Maintenance of natural disaster risk improvement zone in Jeongto district, Duseo 2.2 billion KRW △ Installation of branch pipelines in Onsan treatment area 4.5 billion KRW △ Support for highway toll fees 1.7 billion KRW △ Construction of public parking lots 3.1 billion KRW.

For the "Future city full of opportunities and dynamic change" area, the budget includes △ Urban regeneration New Deal project (Onsan Newly Reborn Deoksin) 3.2 billion KRW △ Basic plan study for development of satellite city 300 million KRW △ Ulju gateway landscape project 700 million KRW △ Ulju-gun public Wi-Fi pilot project 300 million KRW △ Creation of drone standard city 1.5 billion KRW △ Vulnerable area renovation project 1.1 billion KRW.

County Governor Lee Soon-geol said, "Through next year's budget proposal, we expect various supports to solve residents' daily difficulties and full-scale investment in large-scale pledge projects." He added, "We will prioritize financial investment in projects for Ulju-gun's mid- to long-term future development and proceed without delay."

The 2025 budget proposal will undergo review by each standing committee starting from the 3rd of next month, followed by examination by the Budget and Accounts Special Committee, and will be approved and finalized at the 4th plenary session on the 20th of next month.