Free public transit proposed to combat rising costs amid Middle East conflict

Cho Kuk, chair of the minor Rebuilding Korea Party, proposed temporary public transport discounts to help ease rising living expenses in South Korea as war in the Middle East drags on. In a post shared to his Facebook account on Sunday, Cho wrote that a fully-subsidized, fare-free public transit scheme for daily commuters could be included in the administration's upcoming 25 trillion won (17 billion) extra budget.