South Korea's extra budget to fight coronavirus set to beat 11.6t won Mers spending

Fri, Feb 28, 2020 - 10:29 AM

South Korea said on Friday a supplementary budget due next week to cushion the economic hit of the coronavirus will be larger than the 11.6 trillion won (S$13.3 billion) package spent during the 2015 Mers outbreak.

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[SEOUL] South Korea said on Friday a supplementary budget due next week to cushion the economic hit of the coronavirus will be larger than the 11.6 trillion won (S$13.3 billion) package spent during the 2015 Mers outbreak.

The extra budget is part of a series of urgent measures President...

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