Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council Urges Withdrawal of Increased Local Funding Burden for National and Provincial Subsidy Projects

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Eom In-yong] The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council (Chairman Ju Gwang-deok, Mayor of Namyangju) expressed grave concerns ahead of the 2026 budget compilation regarding the excessive upward adjustment of basic local government financial burden sharing ratios in national and provincial subsidy projects being pursued by the central government and Gyeonggi Province, and called for immediate improvement on the 4th.

In particular, Gyeonggi Province is also reducing the provincial burden ratio in policy projects including the provincial governor's pledge projects and requesting an additional 20 percent burden from cities and counties.

This is a unilateral and unreasonable measure that ignores the reality of basic local governments. Each city and county currently faces difficulty in taking on additional burdens amid already vulnerable fiscal conditions.

Currently, 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province are in a situation where they have no choice but to reduce their own project volume by the amount of Gyeonggi Province's fiscal reduction due to the increase in burden sharing ratio.

Accordingly, there are growing concerns that projects jointly promoted by the province and cities and counties—including △regional development △welfare △public infrastructure—may be suspended or significantly scaled back.

There are particular concerns given the potential impact on core projects directly linked to residents' lives, such as public health, environment, and education.

Ju Gwang-deok, Chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council, stated, "If Gyeonggi Province continues to shift its financial burden to cities and counties, each city and county will inevitably have to reduce or suspend projects, and the damage will ultimately fall on the residents of the province," adding "Policies that emphasize only the responsibilities of basic local governments are not desirable."