Ruling DP launches task force to tackle rising prices, ease cost of living

The ruling Democratic Party launched a task force on Tuesday to tackle rising prices and ease the cost of living.

Floor Leader Kim Byung-kee said stabilizing prices is key to supporting people's livelihoods and restoring the economy.

Kim noted that as inflation rises, so does the public's hardship, emphasizing the need for special measures.

He urged the task force to come up with practical, tangible solutions amid crises at home and abroad, including the conflict in the Middle East.

Kim also stressed that since President Lee Jae Myung's first executive order was to launch an Emergency Economic Response Task Force, the National Assembly must do its part as well.