South Korea Drops Some Food Tariffs in Response to Worsening Economic Crisis

South Korea Drops Some Food Tariffs in Response to Worsening Economic Crisis
A vendor peels garlic at her stall in Namdaemun Market in Seoul on Nov. 2, 2021. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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South Korea’s government said on Friday that it would remove tariffs on seven additional food items and roll out financial aid to low-income households to counter rising inflation.

Tariffs will be removed on 100,000 tonnes of imported beef, 82,500 tonnes of imported chicken, powdered milk, coffee beans, green onions, and ethanol materials. The government will also raise the tariff-free quota for pork imports.

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