Kim Dong-yeon "Now, Supplementary Budget Is Urgently Needed, Not Early Budget Execution"

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, criticized the current government for only talking about early budget execution this year without mentioning the supplementary budget, calling it a deceptive trick to fool the public.

At the '2025 New Year Press Conference' held at a restaurant in Suwon on the 13th, Governor Kim said, "This year, with a 3.2% economic growth and tight fiscal policy, they are talking about early budget execution," warning the government that "this is nothing but a deceptive trick."

He continued, "After the Yoon Seok-yeol administration took office, they implemented a supplementary budget exceeding 60 trillion won, yet throughout their term, they have maintained tight fiscal policies under the pretext of sound finance," he pointed out.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is speaking at the '2025 New Year Press Conference' on the 13th. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

He added, "(The current government) has put the first button of economic policy on the wrong button," and argued, "A supplementary budget must be implemented. If not, the economy will be driven further into the abyss, and it will cause hardship for people's livelihoods."

Governor Kim suggested, "The issue is where the supplementary budget is spent," and proposed, "It should be boldly invested in supporting struggling small business owners, self-employed individuals, and small and medium-sized enterprises, in livelihood recovery subsidies, and in future growth engines."