Ruling party pushing to offer emergency relief funds to entire population over coronavirus

Ruling party pushing to offer emergency relief funds to entire population over coronavirus

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Monday it will push to expand the scope of recipients for emergency relief funds over the new coronavirus to the entire population, as it seeks to win support in the April 15 elections.

In a one-off stimulus program, South Korea plans to offer 1 million won (US$812) to four-person households in the bottom 70 percent income bracket. About 14 million households comprising 35 million people are expected to receive aid worth 9.1 trillion won in total.

The ruling party unveiled a plan to provide emergency aid to the entire population […]

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