김수연 대한민국시도지사협의회 선임연구위원은 “오랜 숙원사업이었던 지방이양사무를 대거에 지방으로 보낸다는 상징적 의미가 크다”며 “특히 비용평가위원회를 두도록 해 인력과 재정 문제까지 함께 고민하게 돼 다행스럽다”고 말했다.
Kim Soo-yeon, a senior researcher at the Governors Association of Korea, said, “The symbolic meaning of transferring the office work to provinces, which was a long-cherished project, is significant” and "In particular, we are fortunate to have a cost evaluation committee, which will also contemplate manpower and fiscal issues together."