Special Report:Global Financial Crisis
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Chinese media) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bakon Sunday
ordered his Cabinet make out aggressive fiscal plans to help reinvigorate the
slumping economy, said Lee's spokesman.
"President Lee instructed related ministries to immediately carry out
projects that can be started in December," presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan
told reporters.
The president made the remarks when presiding an emergency meeting of top
government officials, including Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, on Sunday to
discuss next year's budget spending plan.
The South Korean National Assembly approved on Saturday a 284.5-trillion
won (207 billion U.S. dollars) government budget for 2009,which is 10.6 percent
up from 2008, with the main focus placed on creating jobs and providing
assistance to the underprivileged people.
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