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  "id": 4768319,
  "title": "Gov't proposes record $595 bil. budget for 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/govt-proposes-record-595-bil-budget-for-2027-4768319",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T02:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260901/govt-proposes-record-595-bil-budget-for-2027"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The budget minister on Tuesday proposed a record 820.9 trillion won ($595 billion) budget for 2027. Budget Minister Park Hong-geun unveiled details of the proposal during a Cabinet meeting, with the amount marking a 12.8 percent rise from the 2026 budget. Park also announced the launch of a 162.3 trillion-won Future Fund, which aims to use recent sharp tax gains for \"productive expenditures.\"",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Gov't proposes record 820.9 tln-won budget for 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/govt-proposes-record-820-9-tln-won-budget-for-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:02:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Gov't proposes record $595 bil. budget for 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/govt-proposes-record-595-bil-budget-for-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:32:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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