
Lee touts increase in agricultural subsidies as key to national survival
SEOUL, July 18 -- President Lee Jae Myung has called for increasing agricultural subsidies to protect food security and ensure the livelihoods of farmers
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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has called for increasing agricultural subsidies to protect food security and ensure the livelihoods of farmers. Song brought up the 2025 figure for South Korea's agricultural subsidies per farming household, amounting to 5.19 million won ($3,483) per year. In the post, the liberal president reposted Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung's X that indicated South Korea's subsidies to farmers are comparatively lower.
Furthermore, In South Korea, a special rural development tax is deducted every time shares listed on the stock market are sold. "As an open trading nation, it is unavoidable to open markets, but it is also important to provide support to areas sustaining damage so that there are no actual losses." President Lee Jae Myung (Yonhap) (END). "The fact is that (South Korea's agricultural subsidies) are extremely low compared to other advanced nations," Lee wrote.
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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has called for increasing agricultural subsidies to protect food security and ensure the livelihoods of farmers.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesSong brought up the 2025 figure for South Korea's agricultural subsidies per farming household, amounting to 5.19 million won ($3,483) per year.
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In the post, the liberal president reposted Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung's X that indicated South Korea's subsidies to farmers are comparatively lower.
according to The Korea HeraldIn South Korea, a special rural development tax is deducted every time shares listed on the stock market are sold.
according to Yonhap News"As an open trading nation, it is unavoidable to open markets, but it is also important to provide support to areas sustaining damage so that there are no actual losses." President Lee Jae Myung (Yonhap) (END)
according to Yonhap News"The fact is that (South Korea's agricultural subsidies) are extremely low compared to other advanced nations," Lee wrote.
according to The Korea Herald
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