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Article: Gov't to spend over 5 tln won to improve rural living conditions.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- June 4, 2009
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SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it will spend over 5.1 trillion won (US$4.1 billion) this year to help improve living conditions in the country's rural areas. The plan approved by a joint committee to fuel regional development calls for the central government to provide about 2.9 trillion won, with regional administrations and the private sector to come up with the remainder. Of the total, 2.8 trillion won will be used for various infrastructure development projects, with welfare and education to receive 873 billion won and 707 billion won, ...