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Cabinet approves 2026 budget, debt-to-GDP ratio to top 50% for 1st time

South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the 2026 budget of 727.9 trillion won ($495 billion), with a focus on nurturing strategic domestic industry through expansionary fiscal policy, a week after the bipartisan compromise on the 8.1 percent budget increase from this year. [...]