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Apply in September and October for national funding to renovate aging public sports facilities

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Press release Official statement New plan
  • South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to raise the 2027 budget for public sports facility renovations to 255.8 billion won from 95.3 billion won this year.
  • The expanded program will support renovations to facilities more than 10 years old, including improvements to amenities at professional soccer stadiums.

South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to sharply expand investment in renovating public sports facilities. The ministry’s proposed 2027 budget will rise to 255.8 billion won from this year’s 95.3 billion won.

The increase of 160.5 billion won represents a 168.4% jump and makes the proposed budget roughly 2.7 times this year’s level. The ministry is calling for applications for the national funding program in September and October.

The support will target public sports facilities that have been in use for at least 10 years. The program will cover up to 70% of renovation costs with national funds and will also include improvements to convenience facilities at professional soccer stadiums.

The ministry said the expanded investment focuses on making existing facilities, already used by the public, safer and more suitable. The supplied report ends while describing the purpose of the budget expansion.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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