The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 11th that it will provide 35 billion won in earmarked tax (special) for disaster safety management to local governments to respond to this year's heat wave damage and drought.
The earmarked tax (special) is distributed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety when it determines that local governments require financial support due to unexpected financial needs, disasters, or facility expansions.
This earmarked tax (special) support comes after President Lee Jae-myung instructed at a senior advisory meeting on the 10th to "swiftly implement possible measures so that vulnerable groups and livestock farmers do not suffer due to the heat wave."
This earmarked tax (special) will be used for providing cooling supplies to vulnerable groups such as the elderly living alone and residents of goshiwons, supporting heat prevention supplies for outdoor workers, installing heat reduction facilities, and helping livestock farmers with shading canopies and watering trucks. It will also be used for securing water resources in drought-affected Gangwon province.
Kim Min-jae, the acting Minister of the Interior and Safety, said, "To minimize damage to the public, we will mobilize all available resources and strive to ensure there are no blind spots in our response."