송언석 국민의힘 원내대표(좌), 김태흠 충남도지사(우)
◆ 국회 예산 심의 중 전략적 방문
김태흠 충남지사가 20일 국회에서 한병도 예산결산특별위원회 위원장, 박형수 간사, 강승규·이재관 예산안조정소위원회 위원, 장동혁 국민의힘 당대표, 송언석 원내대표, 임기근 기재부 제2차관, 유병서 예산실장 등과 잇따라 만났다. 내년 정부예산안 심의가 진행 중인 시점에 도정 핵심사업 예산 반영을 요청하기 위한 방문이었다.
◆ 구체적 사업별 예산 신청
김 지사가 요청한 사업은 충남대 내포캠퍼스 설립 설계비(20억 원), 충남혁신도시 과학영재학교 설립 설계비(32억 원), 축산환경관리원 청사 건립 설계비(14억 원), 한국생명공학연구원 서산분원 설치 설계비(4억 원) 등 11개 사업이다. 또한 부여 공공한옥 백제관 건립(64억 원), 그린반도체 공정 테스트베드 기반 구축(25억 원), 성거-목천 국도 1호선 건설(150억 원), 국립 치의학연구원 천안 설립(16억 원) 등도 예산화를 추진 중이다.
◆ 도, 12조 확보 목표 본격 추진
충남도가 8월 정부예산안에 반영한 충남 관련 예산 11조 9297억 원에서 목표액 12조 3000억 원을 확보하기 위해 국회 캠프를 가동하고 있다. 김 지사는 "충남의 미래 기반 구축이 대한민국 전체 발전으로 이어진다"며 "지난해 국회 증액 없는 정부예산 통과로 아쉬움이 컸다"고 말했다.
한병도 예결위원장(우), 김태흠 충남도지사(좌)
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Governor Kim Tae-heum: "Chungnam's Development Leads to National Growth"... All-Out National Assembly Push
Requests Budget Support of 18.3 Billion Won for 11 Core Projects from Budget Committee Chair and Finance Ministry Deputy Minister
◆ Strategic Visit During National Assembly Budget Review Process
Governor Kim Tae-heum of Chungnam Province met successively with Han Byung-do, Chair of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts; Park Hyung-soo, Vice Chair; Kang Seung-gyu and Lee Jae-kwan, Members of the Budget Adjustment Subcommittee; Jang Dong-hyuk, Leader of the People Power Party; Song Eon-seok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party; Im Ki-geun, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; and Yu Byung-seo, Budget Director at the National Assembly on November 20th. The visit aimed to request budget allocation for core provincial projects during the period of the National Assembly's review of the next year's government budget.
◆ Specific Project-Based Budget Requests
Governor Kim requested 11 projects including design expenses for Chungnam National University's Naepodong Campus establishment (2 billion won), design expenses for Chungnam Innovation City Science Gifted School establishment (3.2 billion won), design expenses for Livestock Environment Management Agency building construction (1.4 billion won), and design expenses for Korea Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology's Sosan Branch installation (400 million won). Additionally, the province is pushing for budget allocation for Buyeo Public Hanok building construction (6.4 billion won), green semiconductor process testbed foundation construction (2.5 billion won), Seongeo-Mokcheong National Route 1 construction (15 billion won), and National Institute of Dental Research's Cheonan establishment (1.6 billion won).
◆ Province Launches Full-Scale Efforts to Secure 1.2 Trillion Won Target
The Chungnam Province government is activating the National Assembly camp to secure a target of 1.2 trillion won from the Chungnam-related budget of 11.9297 trillion won reflected in the August government budget proposal. Governor Kim said, "Building a foundation for Chungnam's future leads to development of the entire nation," and added, "We were disappointed that the government budget passed through the National Assembly last year without increasing allocation."
Reporter: Choi Bo-kyung