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South Korea Proposes Record $597 Billion 2027 Budget to Supercharge AI Investment

The 821 trillion won plan sets up semiconductor and AI megaprojects, a Future Fund and spending reforms to support growth.

SEOUL, Sept 1 : South Korea on Tuesday unveiled its most aggressive fiscal spending plan on record, setting total government expenditure for 2027 at 821 trillion won ($596.92 billion) to strengthen the country's technological edge amid the global AI race. In its annual budget proposal, the budget ministry sai

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With the ‘2027 Budget Proposal’ unveiled on the 1st, government ministries are scrambling to promote it as the ‘largest ever’ and boasting the ‘highest expenditure growth rate in history.’ On this day, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced, “Next year’s budget proposal has been drawn up at 13.2573 trillion won, the largest in history,” adding that “this represents a 40.5% increase compared to the original budget, marking the highe…

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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