농업보조금 집행 실태와 정상화 방안 연구: 자본보조사업을 중심으로

Abstract

□ A need to normalize the subsidy program in the agricultural sector

This study aims to analyze the abnormal situation in the process of carrying out the capital aid project in the agricultural sector and selecting beneficiaries and to present ways to normalize the program and improve the efficiency of budget execution. To normalize the capital aid project, an approach from the following aspects is necessary: the integrated information system for the effective management of the subsidy program; capabilities of public officials in local governments in charge of the program in the field; the central government's monitoring and operation methods, the cases of illegal receipt of subsidies, and the strengthening of the responsibility of those who illegally receive subsidies.

□ The basic direction for normalization of the capital aid project

First, the project should be reformed to enhance the people's welfare. For this, the publicness of the subsidy program should increase, and the subsidies should be first distributed to public goods. Second, the project needs to be reformed to complement the market economy. That is, government intervention should be limited to supplementing market failures, and support should aim to improve efficiency by creating the competitive environment. Third, investment should be made in consideration of the sustainable growth of agriculture. For this, investment needs to be focused on securing new growth engines and creating basic infrastructures for it.

□ Strategies to reform the implementation and management system of the capital aid project

At the stage of selecting beneficiaries, it is necessary to fundamentally prevent illegal receipt and overlapping application by utilizing the agricultural enterprises DB and to simplify the application procedure. At the subsidization stage, it is needed to establish a registration/search system of information regarding subsidy program management, and system improvement is required to prevent arbitrary use of government-supported facilities for important assets. It is necessary to regularly check through mandatory performance evaluation and monitoring whether the policy goals of the capital aid program are achieved, and to create an incentive system that reflects the relevant year's performance in the next year through the feedback system. The responsibility of illegal users of subsidies should be strengthened. A system should be established to permanently exclude those who repeat illegal use of subsidies from beneficiaries (three-strike-out system).

Researchers: Park Joonkee and Heo Joonyung Research period: 2014. 8. ~ 2015. 1. E-mail address: jkpark@krei.re.kr