"The uncertainty surrounding the global and domestic economy is increasing," said Vice Finance Minister Lee Eog-weon on Tuesday.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove up global crude prices, West Texas Intermediate crude traded at $110.6 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 7 percent from the previous day.
A gas station in downtown Seoul, shows a liter of gasoline retailing for 1,685 won ($ 1.5) on Sunday
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