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Korean government is focusing on controlling inflation.
From next month, we decided to lower the oil price even more by maximizing the fuel tax cut.
This is reporter Jang Hoon-kyung.
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The Emergency Economic Ministers' Meeting, which was renamed from the previous Economic Ministers' Meeting, was held on an unusually holiday.
He announced that he would increase the rate of cut of the fuel tax by 30%, which is still the largest in history, to the legal maximum of 37% from next month to the end of the year.
[Lee Chang-yang/Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy: If the fuel tax cut is extended to the legal maximum of 37% (assuming driving 40km per day), fuel costs of about 7,000 won per month will be reduced additionally based on gasoline.]
Gasoline is 57 won per liter , diesel is 38 won more, but there are many responses that it is still insufficient compared to the rise in the past.
[Lim Jun-ho / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: It would be better if you drop it off, but can I have 7% (points)?
I think it should be lowered a bit more.]
We also came up with measures for transportation companies such as truck owners who have a high fuel cost burden.
If the price of oil is higher by setting a standard price, the government is giving half of the excess as an oil price indexed subsidy.
The problem is that the prospect that the international oil price will continue to rise is still prevailing.
[Kim Sang-bong/Professor of Economics at Hansung University: Because oil prices are so high, (government measures) may not be very effective.
(Per liter) 2,050 won and 2,00 won, it is almost the same for consumers.]
The government also said that it would induce a reduction in the transportation cost burden by doubling the income deduction rate for the portion of public transportation used in the second half of the year. The criticism continues.