Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il [Ministry of Economy and Finance]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il [Ministry of Economy and Finance]

The Ministry of Economy and Finance said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il convened an economic affairs meeting Sunday to discuss plans for boosting housing supply and advancing the national jobs project, one of the government's three key livelihood initiatives.

The meeting was attended by Ha Jun-kyung, chief of the Cheong Wa Dae Policy Office, Education Minister Choi Kyo-jin, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryeong, Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon, and Planning and Budget Minister Park Hong-keun.

Lee held the first economic affairs meeting of his tenure on Sept. 27 and has since convened the sessions regularly every Sunday on a range of topics.

Based on Sunday's discussions, the government plans to finalize its policy direction after further inter-agency consultations and gathering opinions from various sectors.


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