4. National budget may include big ticket items in Jeju
Funding for national maritime high school under consideration

There is a growing possibility that the national government will include in its 2019 budget funding to to help cover the cost of shipping Jeju’s agricultural products to the mainland as well as money for a National Maritime High School on the island.

National Assembly member and Democratic representative Wi Seong-gon says the budget plan the agriculture ministry sent the finance ministry includes 4.2 billion won in support for shipping farm products from the island.

In addition, it includes 5.7 billion won for the establishment of a Jeju National Maritime High School.

The proposed budget also includes 11.5 billion won for the establishment of a Jeju National Herbal Medicine Resource Center, 3 billion won for turning Seogwipo Port into a “smart control center,” and another 3 billion for the construction of a Hallasan Forest Management Center.

농산물해상운송비·국립해사고 정부예산 반영

제주지역 농산물 해상 운송비와 국립해사고 관련 예산이 내년 국비에 반영될 가능성이 커지고 있습니다.

더불어민주당 위성곤 의원에 따르면 농림식품부는 제주 농산물 해상운송비 지원 예산으로 42억원을 반영해 기획재정부에 제출했습니다.

또 해수부는 제주 국립해사고 설립 예산으로 57억원을 반영했습니다.

위 의원은 이와는 별도로 제주국가생약자원관리센터 건립사업 예산 115억원과 서귀포항 관리 스마트센터 신축 30억원, 한라산 산림생태관리센터 건립사업 30억원이 정부 예산에 반영됐다고 밝혔습니다.