South Korea to Use Excess Tax Revenue for Oil Shock Extra Budget, Says Finance Minister

South Korea will use extra tax revenue to fund a supplementary budget to cushion households and businesses from surging oil prices triggered by the Iran war, according to the nation's finance minister. "The government's top priority right now is responding to the Middle East situation in the short term, while reducing Korea's structural dependence on oil over the medium to long term," Koo Yun Cheol told Bloomberg's Shery Ahn in Tokyo.