SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced plans to address the public’s grievances over soaring heating costs this winter by implementing measures to broaden household cashback programs and increase the number of beneficiaries. The “home cashback” initiative, which was introduced this winter, provides households with refunds when they reduce their gas usage [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced a set of measures Wednesday to help the country’s vulnerable people to cope with a spike in heating and energy bills. The move came amid a mounting public outcry over higher heating bills caused by a global surge in gas and energy prices. The measures, among [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to boost energy vouchers and expand a discount of gas prices for vulnerable people to help them cope with surging costs of heating their homes, a senior presidential official said Thursday. Choi Sang-mok, senior presidential secretary for economic affairs, told reporters rising energy costs are inevitable [...]