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At this point, the ruling party and the presidential office held the first high-level party council meeting since the inauguration of the government.

We decided to put people's livelihood first and quickly implement the second supplementary budget to support the low-income class.

This is because prices are expected to rise further in the future.

In particular, recently, the price of vegetables such as cabbage and radish, which are always on the table, has skyrocketed, so restaurants are also reducing side dishes.



Reporter Jae Hee-won covered it.



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This kalguksu restaurant hasn't been able to serve pickled vegetables since yesterday.



I have been making all the side dishes myself for 22 years since I started the business, and although it is the first domestic product, it has started to be replaced with factory kimchi.



This is because the price of cabbage has almost doubled, and it is more difficult to find someone who can trim the cabbage and make the dipping sauce.



[Kim Jong-bok / President of Kalguksu Restaurant: The price of food has risen by 1,000 won since yesterday.

(Ingredient) Think of it as not only one ingredient, but several, one or ten ingredients.

It 's amazing.]



The situation is similar with this jokbal restaurant.



I make radish kimchi, which is served with pork feet, by hand once a week, and the cost of ingredients such as radishes and onions is rising one after another.



[Ahn Doo-yeon/President of the pig's feet restaurant: (biting) The product has almost risen.

one fold.

10,000 won was 20,000 won.

by box.

What used to cost a little over 10,000 won (per onion) is now close to 20,000 won.

The one that didn't go up the most was 30%?]



However, there was a forecast that the price of these cabbages and radishes would jump more this month.



This is because it was predicted that the yield would decrease by more than 8% as the high temperature and drought last spring prevented cabbage from growing properly.



So, the price of cabbage rose by more than 90% from last year, and the price of radish and cabbage by more than 20%, and the prices of seasoned vegetables such as garlic are also on the rise except for red pepper.



Since it is a food that is often bought, it has a big impact on the perceived price, and the price of eating out, which already showed the highest 8% rise in 30 years last month, is expected to be stimulated even more.



In addition, as farmers are in a position to plant fewer cabbages and radishes for kimchi in the fall than last year, the uncertainty over vegetable prices is expected to continue for a while.



(Video editing: Won Yang, VJ: Park Hyeon-woo)



▶ A wage that can't keep up with prices...

Lower middle class real income