Yonhap Infomax NewsJul 15, 2025
South Korea’s government and ruling party will ease progressive electricity tariff brackets for July–August to reduce cooling costs amid a heatwave, expanding support for vulnerable groups and raising energy voucher and bill discount limits.
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Yonhap Infomax NewsJul 11, 2025
South Korea’s Second Vice Finance Minister Lim Ki-geun visited a Seoul shantytown to assess heatwave support for vulnerable groups, pledging full mobilization of administrative resources and highlighting a 479.7 billion won ($347 million) energy voucher program.
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Vice Finance Minister Visits Seoul’s Vulnerable Communities Amid Heatwave – “Mobilizing All Administrative Resources for Support”

South Korea’s Second Vice Finance Minister Lim Ki-geun visited a Seoul shantytown to assess heatwave support for vulnerable groups, pledging full mobilization of administrative resources and highlighting a 479.7 billion won ($347 million) energy voucher program.

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Prof Catherine Rowett 💚 Ex-MEPNov 1, 2022

Think about why it's a mistake to try to help the poorest citizens by way of a complicated, time-limited, scheme for an #EnergyVoucher that you can only spend on electricity. Naturally the out-of-touch Tory government tries to do just that. And then we all weep at the failure. 😭

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Prof Catherine Rowett 💚 Ex-MEP (@catherinerowett)

Think about why it's a mistake to try to help the poorest citizens by way of a complicated, time-limited, scheme for an #EnergyVoucher that you can only spend on electricity. Naturally the out-of-touch Tory government tries to do just that. And then we all weep at the failure. 😭

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