문 대통령 수보회의서 추경 처리 거듭 당부 "재해•경기 대응용 시급해"<br /><br />President Moon, in a meeting with his top aides, has called on lawmakers to take up the government's extra budget bill, which has been stalled in parliament because of partisan differences.<br />Here's the President.<br />"The supplementary budget bill covers two things - recovery from natural and environmental disasters like fine dust pollution, the wildfires in Gangwon-do Province and the Pohang - and responding to our economic situation. There isn't a thing that's not considered urgent."<br />President Moon noted that plans for an extra budget were recently welcomed by the IMF, and he emphasized the need to time the spending to get the desired outcomes.<br />Meanwhile, looking at new growth engines for the Korean economy, he directed his aides to promote the bio-health industry.<br />Korea recently made it onto the EU's whitelist for pharmaceuticals, which is expected to help exports. <br />
