SEOUL: South Korea plans to establish a future fund using extra tax revenue generated by a semiconductor boom to invest in growth engines, support for younger generations and efforts to address widening inequality, a top official said yesterday.

Speaking at a meeting between the government and the ruling Democratic Party, Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said President Lee Jae Myung’s administration would use the “Future Response Fund” to help finance major national investment projects and strengthen the country’s long-term competitiveness.

“At this critical juncture that will determine South Korea’s future, we must not squander additional tax revenue generated by the semiconductor boom and other factors,” Kang said. — Reuters