Lee aide floats possibility of another extra budget in H2 if Mideast crisis drags on

A senior Cheong Wa Dae official said Sunday that the government could consider an additional supplementary budget in the second half should the Middle East crisis persists. Hong Ik-pyo, presidential secretary for political affairs, made the remarks in a radio interview, denying the main opposition's claim that the 26.2 trillion-won ($17.3 billion) extra budget bill, pending a parliamentary review, is aimed at gaining political leverage ahead of the upcoming June 3 local elections. "We are cautio

By The Korea Herald