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Korea to Extend Fuel Tax Cuts Through January to Ease Price Burdens

Summary by The Korea Times
Korea will extend its fuel tax cuts by another two months through January to ease the financial burden on the public amid lingering uncertainty in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Finance and Economy said the decision was made at a meeting of economy-related ministers chaired by Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, taking into account the need to ease the burden on households and the government's capacity to respo…

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The government has decided to extend the fuel tax reduction measures for two months, until January next year. The reduction rates will remain unchanged, at 15% for gasoline and 25% for diesel and butane. The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced the "Fuel Tax Operation Plan After December" on the 11th, stating, "We are extending the current reduction measures to alleviate the burden of fuel costs on the public amidst the uncertainty of the M…

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The government will extend the fuel tax reduction, which is scheduled to end at the end of this month, by two months. The Ministry of Finance and Economy held an emergency economic ministers' meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on the morning of the 11th and decided to reduce the burden of fuel costs on the public amidst uncertainties over wars between the U.S. and Iran-Israel and high oil prices, while also considering the capacity to respo…

[Digital Daily Reporter Lee Ho-yeon] The government is extending the fuel tax reduction measures, which are set to expire at the end of this month, for another two months until January next year. This measure is intended to alleviate the burden of fuel costs in light of the high oil prices resulting from instability in the Middle East. On the 11th, the Ministry of Finance and Economy finalized the fuel tax operation plan at an emergency economi…

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한겨레 broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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