Parliament passes 2026 budget bill before deadline

Parliament passes 2026 budget bill before deadline

Lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties pass the government's 2026 budget of 727.9 trillion won (US$498 billion) that calls for more spending to prop up the economy and on national defense during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 2, 2025, just minutes before the legal deadline. (Yonhap)

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