Goyang City to boycott next year's basic youth income... "Misn't effective compared to budget"

Goyang City announced that it will not participate in the Gyeonggi Province Youth Basic Income Project next year due to the judgment that the project is ineffective while a huge budget is being spent.It is the second time after Seongnam that Goyang

did not participate in basic youth income.

implemented a budget for basic youth income of 3.5 billion won this year, but did not draw up a budget for basic youth income for next year at all.

The basic income for young people is a Gyeonggi-do provincial government project that pays a quarter of a million won a year in local currency to a 24-year-old.

Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, first introduced it in Seongnam City in 2016 when he was mayor of Seongnam City, and then expanded to all 31 cities and counties in the province in 2019 when he was governor of Gyeonggi Province.Goyang,

, was introduced to improve the welfare of young people and strengthen their employment capabilities, but 72.2% (as of last year) was used for other purposes, such as in restaurants, convenience stores, and grocery stores, so we did not set up next year's budget.It is estimated that Goyang City

will need 4 billion won to pay basic youth income next year.

The city plans to use the existing budget for basic youth income to support youth employment and start-ups to promote social advancement.

The basic income for young people is a matching project with 70% of provincial expenses and 30% of city and county expenses, and if the city and county expenses are not organized, the provincial expenses cannot be invested, so whether or not the project will be carried out is actually determined by the will of the head of the local government.