▲ 경기도가 2026년 제2회 추가경정예산안을 편성해 도의회에 제출하고 기자회견을 하고 있다.[사진=경기도]     ©

재정 비상상황을 선언한 경기도가 5,465억원 규모의 세출 구조조정을 단행하면서도 취약계층 지원과 복지·의료, 저출산 대응 등 민생 필수사업 예산은 확보했다.

경기도는 19일 42조2,420억원 규모의 ‘2026년 제2회 추가경정예산안’을 편성해 도의회에 제출했다고 밝혔다.

이번 추경은 취득세 등 지방세 3,000억원가량의 세수 결손이 예상되고 누적 채무와 기금 소진으로 재정 여력이 줄어든 상황에서 마련됐다. 도는 행사성·일회성 사업과 유사·중복 사업 등을 재검토해 기존 예산 5,465억원을 삭감했다.

행정운영경비 222억원과 3급 이상 고위공직자 업무추진비 4억원도 줄였으며, 불요불급한 국외 출장·연수도 최소화하기로 했다. 경기도의회 역시 의원·의회사무처 국외여비와 인건비 등 23억원을 자체 삭감했다.

구조조정을 통해 확보한 재원은 본예산에서 빠졌던 민생사업에 우선 투입된다. 노인 장기요양급여 1,234억원, 학교급식비 584억원, 농어민기회소득 215억원, 청년기본소득 163억원, 결식아동 급식지원 75억원 등 총 2,464억원이 편성됐다.

저출산 대응과 필수 복지·의료 분야에도 863억원을 반영했다. 난임부부 시술비 223억원, 산모·신생아 건강관리 115억원, 의료급여 389억원 등이 포함됐다. 철도·도로 등 시급한 SOC 사업에는 298억원을 투입한다.

정두석 경기도 기획조정실장은 “민생을 위해 반드시 필요한 사업은 최대한 지켜내고 가능한 범위에서 강도 높은 구조조정을 실시했다”며 “민생경제 회복과 취약계층 지원, 도민 안전을 최우선으로 재정을 운용하겠다”고 말했다.

추경안은 오는 9월 1일부터 18일까지 열리는 경기도의회 제393회 임시회에서 심의될 예정이다.

아래는 위 기사를 ‘Google 번역’으로 번역한 영문 기사의 ‘전문’이다. ‘Google 번역’은 이해도를 높이기 위해 노력하고 있다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 한다. <*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by ‘Google Translate’ and amended. ‘Google Translate’ is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.>

Gyeonggi Province Protects Public Livelihood and Safety Budgets Through 546.5 Billion Won Expenditure Restructuring

2nd Supplementary Budget Bill Worth 42.242 Trillion Won Submitted to Provincial Assembly; Approx. 330 Billion Won Allocated to Vulnerable Groups, Welfare, and Medical Services

Gyeonggi Province, which has declared a fiscal emergency, has secured a budget for essential public livelihood projects—such as support for vulnerable groups, welfare and medical services, and responses to low birth rates—while simultaneously implementing an expenditure restructuring worth 546.5 billion won.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that it has compiled and submitted the "2026 2nd Supplementary Budget Bill," totaling 42.242 trillion won, to the Provincial Assembly.

This supplementary budget was prepared in a situation where fiscal capacity has diminished due to accumulated debt and the depletion of funds, while a revenue shortfall of approximately 300 billion won in local taxes, including acquisition tax, is expected. The province cut 546.5 billion won from existing budgets by reviewing event-based and one-time projects, as well as similar and overlapping projects. Administrative operating expenses were reduced by 22.2 billion won, and business promotion expenses for senior public officials at Grade 3 or higher were cut by 400 million won. It was also decided to minimize non-essential overseas business trips and training. The Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly also independently cut 2.3 billion won in overseas travel expenses and personnel costs for assembly members and the Assembly Secretariat.

The funds secured through restructuring will be prioritized for public welfare projects that were excluded from the original budget. A total of 246.4 billion won has been allocated, including 123.4 billion won for long-term care benefits for the elderly, 58.4 billion won for school meal expenses, 21.5 billion won for opportunity income for farmers and fishermen, 16.3 billion won for basic income for youth, and 7.5 billion won for meal support for underprivileged children.

86.3 billion won has also been reflected for responding to low birth rates and for essential welfare and medical sectors. This includes 22.3 billion won for infertility treatment costs for couples, 11.5 billion won for maternal and newborn health care, and 38.9 billion won for medical assistance. 29.8 billion won will be invested in urgent SOC projects, such as railways and roads.

Jeong Du-seok, Director General of the Gyeonggi Provincial Planning and Coordination Office, stated, “We have preserved projects absolutely necessary for the people’s livelihoods as much as possible and implemented intensive restructuring within feasible limits,” adding, “We will manage finances with the highest priorities: the recovery of the people’s economy, support for vulnerable groups, and the safety of provincial residents.”

The supplementary budget bill is scheduled to be deliberated at the 393rd extraordinary session of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly, which will be held from September 1 to 18.