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Acting President urges swift passage of extra budget
SEOUL, April 24 (AJP) - Acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday called for bipartisan support for a supplementary budget aimed at boosting economic recovery. In his speech at the National Assembly, the first of its kind by an acting president in about 46 years, Han urged lawmakers to swiftly pass the 12.2 trillion won (US$8.8 billion) supplementary budget. He stressed the fast approval of the budget is "important" to weather through a crisis as the country "faces
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