The Climate and Environment Committee of the Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Council has completed its review of the 2025 fiscal year settlement and the first supplementary budget for 2026, deciding to enhance oversight not only in budget preparation but also in the execution process.
According to the Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Council on the 16th, the Climate and Environment Committee conducted its review during the third regular session, focusing on six departments: the Environmental and Forestry Headquarters, the Climate and Environment Bureau, the Waterworks Business Headquarters, the Corporate City Manager, the Strategic Industry Bureau, and the Energy Industry Bureau.
The review aimed to ensure transparency in last year's budget execution and assess the necessity, urgency, and appropriateness of resource allocation for projects included in this year's first supplementary budget.
During the settlement review, the committee closely examined the causes of unused and carried-over funds. For projects that were not executed on time despite having secured budgets, the committee analyzed the reasons and called for institutional improvements to reduce repetitive unused and carried-over funds, as well as for more efficient financial management.
In the supplementary budget review, the committee focused on projects directly related to public welfare and the transformation of local industrial structures, including establishing a foundation for climate crisis response, ensuring stable water supply, and fostering future strategic and new energy industries.
Specifically, the committee adjusted the budget for a total of 1.8 trillion won, reducing allocations for some projects deemed insufficiently advanced, such as the resource recovery facility installation project. This adjustment aims to ensure that limited resources are used effectively and in a timely manner based on project progress and budget execution feasibility.
Since the establishment of the unified special city, the Climate and Environment Committee has addressed the transition of the energy, steel, chemical, and shipbuilding industries, climate crisis response, and the development of future energy industries, covering a broad range of regional industrial and environmental policies.
Park Won-jong, chair of the Climate and Environment Committee, stated, “We will ensure that the approved budget is executed quickly and transparently in necessary areas, with thorough post-monitoring and management at the committee level.”
The settlement and contingency expenditure approval for the 2025 fiscal year, along with the first supplementary budget for 2026, will undergo comprehensive review by the Budget Settlement Special Committee and is expected to be finalized at the third plenary session on the 18th.
Meanwhile, the first Climate and Environment Committee of the first half includes Chair Park Won-jong (Yeonggwang 1), Vice Chair Kim Jang-gwon (Gwangyang 4), Kang Mun-seong (Yeosu 3), Shin Min-ho (Suncheon 6), Son Nam-il (Yeongam 2), Lee Jae-chang (Naju 1), Choi Kyung-mi (Gwangsan-gu 3), and Ko Seong-seok (Muan 1).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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