The Education Committee of the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Council, led by Chairman Jin Hyeong-seok, conducted a review and approval assessment of the 2024 fiscal year final accounts and preliminary budget expenditures of the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education on the 13th, followed by intense questioning on budget execution and performance management.

According to the Provincial Office of Education, the final account for the 2024 fiscal year showed total revenue of 48.314 billion won and total expenditure of 46.175 billion won, resulting in a difference of 2.139 billion won. Among this, the carry-over amount for deficits, incidents, and continuing expenses was 1.766 billion won, the amount of returned subsidies was 2 billion won, and the net surplus was 371 billion won.

Chairman Jin Hyeong-seok (Jeonju 2) strongly criticized, stating, "I have pointed out the deficiencies in the performance reports every year during the final accounts, but they have not been improved." He further criticized, "It is urgent to improve the reporting method that presents the previous year's low achievement rate as the next year's target or includes indicators that are difficult to consider as achievements for self-praise."

He demanded a substantial performance evaluation system, stating, "Not only the indicators that were not achieved are problematic, but also many of the reported indicators as achieved are actually weak or meaningless."

Assemblyman Lee Byeong-cheol (Jeonju 7) emphasized, "The Provincial Office of Education is burdened with 666 billion won in debt and relies on central government transfers for revenue, with minimal self-generated income," and stressed, "They should have a heavier sense of responsibility in budget execution."

Assemblyman Yoon Soo-bong (Wanju 1) criticized the expansion of the Iricho classroom and the construction of the Seomjin River Nature Learning Center projects for being re-budgeted after being carried over, stating, "The project implementation process is too lax." He also demanded a more meticulous budget estimation, suggesting that excessive waste in facility projects could be due to inflated budgets, and called for reinforcement of personnel for more thorough budget estimates.

The Education Committee of the Council strongly urged the Provincial Office of Education to establish a responsible budget operation and an effective performance management system.