지방소멸대응기금의 도입 현황 및 향후 발전방안

Abstract

The Local Extension Reaction Fund is meaningful as a direct financial support measure for the central government to support local governments for the purpose of preventing Regional Extinction. This study began with the recognition that the inspection of the current state is important for the active use of the Local Extension Reaction Fund. This study aims to derive an improvement plan by comprehensively analyzing the current status and characteristics of the Local Extension Reaction Fund in operation so far. To this end, the introduction process, status, and characteristics of the Local Extension Reaction Fund were analyzed, problems were derived, and future improvement plans of the Local Extension Reaction Fund were presented. The current status and problems of the Local Extension Reaction Fund derived in this study are as follows. First, since the Local Extension Reaction Fund is temporarily operated from 2022 to 2031, it is difficult to establish a long-term plan of more than 10 years. Second, the Local Extension Reaction Fund analyzes performance every fiscal year, so it is likely to focus on short-term performance. Third, as the Local Extension Reaction Fund is urgently promoted, it can be biased toward plans to utilize the Local Extension Reaction Fund piecemeal. Fourth, there is a limitation in that there is not enough incentive for local governments to receive the Local Extension Reaction Fund and actively use it in regional extension-related projects. Fifth, when Local governments established an investment plan for the Local Extension Reaction Fund, they did not collect opinions from residents or go through the resident participation process. The future improvement plans for this are as follows. First, it is possible to consider using the Local Extension Reaction Fund even after 2031, by deleting the sunset deadline of the Local Extension Reaction Fund. Second, Individual post-consulting may be conducted according to the results of performance analysis so that the Local Extension Reaction Fund does not focus on short-term performance. It is possible to hold a competition for best practices and reward excellent local governments. Third, a long-term strategy is needed to solve the problem of local extinction by using the Local Extinction Response Fund. Fourth, local governments that actively respond to the regional extension problem will not be disadvantaged by the general local share tax, and special local share tax will be issued to motivate the use of the Local Extension Reaction Fund. Fifth, local residents should be interested in preventing the disappearance of their area, discover ideas to utilize the local extinction response fund, and cooperate with basic local governments.