{
  "id": 4796567,
  "title": "“재정 비상” “무원칙 긴축”…추미애-경기도의회 예산 삭감 두고 기싸움",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/story-4796567",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T03:55:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/capital/1275690.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "The relationship between the governor of Gyeonggi-do, Jung Yeon-hee, and the Gyeonggi-do Provincial Assembly is being strained over the budget cuts. The governor argues that the current \"financial emergency situation\" makes it difficult to maintain essential social welfare programs, pushing for a drastic reduction in expenditure. However, the provincial assembly, consisting of both opposition and ruling parties, has raised concerns about the lack of transparency in the reduction criteria and the potential impact on social welfare and welfare budgets. The governor further stated that she will not include any new project budgets in the next year's main budget after the supplementary budget proposal. She emphasized her commitment to financial regularization and urged against making cuts that would cause more suffering in the future. The budget in question totals 42.24 trillion won, encompassing 1,355 projects, and proposes a reduction of 546.5 billion won. However, the assembly members from both parties have criticized the governor for her budget cuts, claiming that they are \"undemocratic.\" The opposition party, People's Power, as well as the ruling Democratic Party, have urged for a more targeted approach to restructuring the budget based on performance and impact on the public, rather than a uniform reduction.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}