Ministry of Justice, Foreign Ministry and 44 Others to Move to Sejong... Sequential Relocation Starting Next Year

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The government has announced a plan to relocate 44 administrative agencies currently based in the Seoul metropolitan area to Sejong City.

Starting as early as the first half of next year with 6 agencies, including the Korea Communications Commission, 19 agencies—including the Financial Services Commission—are scheduled to move first in the second half.

Reporter Yun Nara has the details.

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From next year through 2031, 44 central administrative agencies in the capital area will relocate to Sejong.

The number of public officials affected by this relocation is 9,929.

[Yun Ho-jung / Minister of the Interior and Safety: The relocation of central administrative agencies is not simply about moving government space. It is a growth strategy that will lead South Korea's sustainable future and new leap forward.]

Agencies that do not require separate buildings will move within next year, while those requiring independent buildings will complete their relocation by 2031.

Accordingly, 6 agencies including the Korea Communications Commission will relocate to Sejong in the first half of next year, followed by 19 agencies including the Financial Services Commission in the second half.

The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which are currently excluded from relocation targets under the Act on the Construction of Administrative City, will also push for relocation next year through legislative revisions.

Seventeen agencies requiring independent buildings, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of National Defense, the Board of Audit and Inspection, the Investigation Office, the Prosecution Office, and the National Police Agency, plan to build separate offices and relocate sequentially by 2031.

If the relocation proceeds according to the government plan, 18 out of the 19 central government ministries—except for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, which is located in Busan—will be gathered in Sejong.

However, regarding presidential-related institutions, the government plans to decide on their future relocation later, taking into account the scheduled completion of the presidential office in Sejong in 2029.

The relocation cost estimated by the government is approximately 3.1 trillion won.

As nearly 10,000 public officials will be moving, the government also plans to provide relocation allowances to support the officials and their families.

The government stated that it will separately review the relocation of public institutions and state-run banks such as the Financial Supervisory Service and announce its decision within the year.

In addition, plans for utilizing the Seoul Government Complex and Gwacheon Government Complex following the relocation of administrative agencies will be drawn up through commissioned research studies.

(Video Editing: Lee Seung-jin)
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