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Gyeonggi governor's 100-day press conference postponed amid budget impasse
In short
Gyeonggi Province has postponed a press conference marking Governor Choo Mi-ae's 100th day in office, which had been set for 10:30 a.m. on Oct 7, until after the provincial council passes a second supplementary budget. A provincial spokesman, Hong Eun-kwang, said all capacity would be focused on passing the 42.242 trillion won budget, which includes 546.5 billion won in spending restructuring and has stalled over differences with the council. The province said it will set a new date once the budget passes.
Why it matters
The delay shows a provincial budget standoff pushing aside routine government business, including the governor's own 100-day message on the direction of the ninth elected-term administration. With the two sides still unable to compromise over restoring livelihood budgets, the province's spending plan and the projects tied to it remain on hold. The documents give no indication of how or when the deadlock will be resolved.
Key facts
- Gyeonggi Province postponed Governor Choo Mi-ae's 100-day press conference, which had been scheduled for Oct 7 at 10:30 a.m. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
- The event was to be postponed until after the provincial council passes the second supplementary budget. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- Spokesman Hong Eun-kwang said that in the grave situation where the budget has not been passed, all capacity would be focused on passing it. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The second supplementary budget totals 42.242 trillion won and includes 546.5 billion won in spending restructuring. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The budget was submitted to the council's extraordinary session last month, held from the 1st to the 18th, and failed to pass within the session. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The province and the council differ over restoring some livelihood budgets, and several revised drafts have not produced a compromise. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The press conference was to present the direction of the ninth elected-term provincial administration and include a question-and-answer session with reporters. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
- According to the Dong-A Ilbo, the event was also to unveil a new provincial brand image for the first time and be livestreamed on the province's official YouTube channel and website. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Gyeonggi Province postponed Governor Choo Mi-ae's 100-day press conference and will hold it after the second supplementary budget is passed. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- Provincial spokesman Hong Eun-kwang said all of the province's capacity would be focused on passing the budget, describing a grave situation in which it has not been handled. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The second supplementary budget is 42.242 trillion won and reflects 546.5 billion won in spending restructuring. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The budget was submitted to the provincial council's extraordinary session last month (the 1st to the 18th) and was not passed within the session amid disagreement with the council over restoring some livelihood budgets. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The press conference had been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Oct 7 at the Danwon Hall in the provincial government building and was to cover the direction of the ninth elected-term administration with a question-and-answer session. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
Still unclear
- When the postponed press conference will take place. The province said only that it will set a new date after the budget is passed and notify journalists; no date has been announced (Dong-A Ilbo).
- How the budget dispute will be resolved and what the provincial council's position is. The documents report that the council has offered several revised drafts but quote no council statement and give no detail of the remaining differences, so the account rests on the province's side.
- What the Newsis article body contained about this event. The text carried with the Newsis headline concerns a separate story about financial-sector hacking, so only its headline supports the postponement.
What local media are saying
Official sourcesYonhap, the national news agency, carried the province's media notice in full, including the spokesman's quotes, the size and structure of the supplementary budget and the account of the failed in-session passage and the unresolved differences with the provincial council.
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Business mediaChosun Ilbo, Newsis, Maeil Business and Dong-A Ilbo reported the postponement, with Chosun Ilbo framing the governor as hobbled by the drifting 42-trillion-won budget, Maeil Business repeating the province's announcement and budget figures, and Dong-A Ilbo adding the cancelled programme details, including the new brand image and livestream, and the plan to set a new date later.
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Timeline, local time
- The governor's 100-day press conference and question-and-answer session had been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Oct 7 at the Danwon Hall in the Gyeonggi provincial government building. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
- Gyeonggi Province announces in a media notice that the press conference will be postponed until after the supplementary budget is passed. [ 1 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reports that the governor is postponing the event as the 42-trillion-won second supplementary budget drifts for nearly a month over differences with the provincial council. [ 2 ]
- Maeil Business reports the postponement along with the budget's size, its spending restructuring and the failed attempt to pass it last month. [ 4 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reports the cancelled plans for the first unveiling of a new provincial brand image and a livestream, and says a new date will be set later and journalists told immediately. [ 5 ]