The cost of lunch is a huge burden for office workers.
This is because each restaurant you go to is raising the price as the cost of ingredients has risen.
Last month, the cost of eating out increased by an average of 6.6%, including sashimi 10% and chicken 8%, the highest in 24 years.
[Kang Yang-gyu / Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul: Everything costs over 10,000 won, so lunch costs become a huge burden for office workers.
These days, I either replace it with a company-provided lunch box or simply bring a packed lunch at home.]
Petroleum products also skyrocketed.
Gasoline, diesel and LPG prices soared all at once, rising more than 30% from a year ago.
Consumer prices rose 4.1% last month as gas prices and food and beverage costs pushed up inflation.
It is the first time in 10 years and 3 months that the inflation rate has exceeded 4%.
[Eo Un-seon/Statistics Office Economic Trends Statistics Review Officer: Most of the increase in (inflation) this month appears to be attributable to the increase in oil prices.] The
government has come up with measures for oil prices.
The fuel tax, which is currently 20% off for three months from next month, will be reduced by an additional 10%, up to the current maximum of 30% under the current law.
Then, 83 won for gasoline and 58 won for diesel per liter.
In addition, additional subsidies will be provided to drivers of buses and trucks that use diesel.
If the price of diesel exceeds 1,850 won per liter, the government will pay half of the excess.
LPG for vehicles, which is mainly used in taxis, is also reduced by 12 won per liter.
The government asked gas stations to cooperate so that the effect of the fuel tax cut could be seen immediately, and said that it would monitor prices together with private organizations.
(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, editing: Lee So-young, VJ: Jeong Young-sam)