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Unmarried Couples Living Together Experience Discrimination with Gov’t Benefits: Survey

Unmarried Couples Living Together Experience Discrimination with Gov’t Benefits: Survey

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to one-third of unmarried couples living together or who are de facto married have experienced discrimination when applying for government subsidies, a survey showed Thursday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 291 households consisting of 336 men and women between 19 and [...]

High-end EVs Priced Over 90 mln Won Excluded from Subsidies

High-end EVs Priced Over 90 mln Won Excluded from Subsidies

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this year, high-end electric vehicles (EVs) that cost more than 90 million won (US$82,800) will be excluded from government subsidies. The Ministry of Environment announced Monday a new subsidy policy that will soon come into effect. The government has provided new criteria for electric vehicle subsidies based on [...]