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government has decided to add the concept of balanced regional development to the'Korean version of the New Deal', which is invested in 160 trillion won.

The heads of 17 cities and provinces also attended the strategy meeting for the'Korean version of the New Deal' held at the Blue House, and the heads of local governments, who are considered to be the next major players, announced their plans for the new deal in each region.



Reporter Hwa Kang-yoon reports.



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Gyeonggi Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myeong announced that he will start a pilot project for public delivery apps next month, saying that he will alleviate the monopoly of platform companies.



[Jae-myeong Lee/Governor of Gyeonggi Province: Public delivery apps are linked to local currency so that the alley economy, which can be called the capillary vessel of the economy, can actually live and breathe…

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Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong said that Jeju has achieved the commercialization of offshore wind power through the smart grid and that Jeju will lead the Green New Deal.



[Won Hee-ryong/Jeju Provincial Governor: We are aiming to become 100% electric and hydrogen vehicles by 2030.

From 2030, Jeju Island intends to suspend new registration of internal



combustion vehicles

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Gyeongsangnam-do Governor Kim Gyeong-soo emphasized the necessity of establishing a wide-area transportation network for each region, saying that it is promoting a mega city in the southeast region.



[Kim Gyeong-su/Governor of Gyeongnam Province: In order for the regionally balanced New Deal to succeed, such an infrastructure that enables flexible regional development must be established.]



Gangwon-do

plans to build a

hydrogen convergence cluster, Daejeon supports venture start-ups, and Jeonnam

plans to

create a large-scale offshore wind farm. Revealed.



The government has decided to invest 75 trillion won, which is nearly half of the 160 trillion won investment plan for the Korean version of the New Deal, into local projects.



It is to expand the'Korean version of the New Deal' on a regional basis, which is promoted through three axes: digital, green, and strengthening the safety net.



However, there is an aspect of putting the local government projects already underway into the'Korean version of the New Deal'.



There are also opinions that each local government needs elaborate screening to prevent duplicate investment and inefficiency in similar projects.



(Video coverage: Cho Jung-young, Jeil, Video editing: Lee So-young)