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South Korea President vows to reform public enterprises

Published 07/04/2022, 10:44 PM
Updated 07/04/2022, 10:45 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday said the government will aggressively cut expenditure and sell assets at public enterprises to better allocate public spending for growing welfare demand.

Speaking at a policy meeting, Yoon said he will preside over a meeting on the economy every week to address "pressing" issues including reform of public enterprises, soaring consumer inflation at a 24-year high and rising energy costs.

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