Parliament passes health ministry budget of 41.67 trillion won

The National Assembly on Tuesday approved a 342 trillion won budget for this year which includes the nation’s largest-ever amount of social spending in line with President-elect Park Geun-hye’s plans to improve health, education and welfare for low-income households.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced yesterday its budget was set at 41.67 trillion won, up 4.37 trillion won from las...