Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Raise 97.1 Billion Won in Hometown Love Donations... "Need to Establish Public Disclosure System for Fund Usage"

While the total amount of Hometown Love Donations raised in the Jeollanam-do and Gwangju region has exceeded 97 billion won, it has been found that more than 60 percent of the collected funds remain unspent.

According to data on the status of Hometown Love Donations released by Representative Park Jung-hyun of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, the cumulative amount raised by the Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City Hall and 27 cities, counties, and districts from the implementation of the system in 2023 through August reached 97.118 billion won.

Among this amount, the remaining fund balance stood at 59.727 billion won, accounting for 61.5 percent of the total raised.

All of the top five local governments nationwide in terms of fundraising amounts were located in the Gwangju and Jeollanam-do region. Dong-gu of Jeollanam-do and Gwangju led with 11.125 billion won, followed by Nam-gu with 11.07 billion won, Yeongam-gun with 7.152 billion won, Goheung-gun with 7.018 billion won, and Damyang-gun with 6.456 billion won.

Jeollanam-do and Gwangju also recorded the highest amount in designated donations, where donors choose how their contributions are used, totaling 14.789 billion won.

The proportion of designated donations in total fundraising stood at 15.2 percent, surpassing the national average of 9.8 percent.

The cumulative amount raised by 243 local governments nationwide was 345.743 billion won, with a remaining fund balance of 241.009 billion won.

Representative Park emphasized, "Contributors must be able to know where and how their donated money is used for it to lead to subsequent donations," adding, "We need to establish a public disclosure system for fund usage details and measures to support the discovery of projects."
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