Yangyang council criticizes county for skipping rural basic-income pilot application
Yangyang County Council criticized the county administration for declining to apply for a 2027 rural basic-income pilot without consulting residents or the council. The council said the proposed 49.2 billion won program would have required about 12.3 billion won in county funding. The administration cited insufficient fiscal capacity amid other projects planned for next year and said it would reconsider applying if the pilot becomes a full program.