Lee calls for "all-out" efforts to boost consumption

President Lee Jae Myung has called for "all-out" measures to boost consumption, including various programs for the holiday season.

He presided over a meeting with his senior aides on Thursday,... during which he diagnosed the current economic situation as "very bad," particularly for small businesses and the vulnerable... as he called them a "capillary vessel" for the economy.

Noting the government's consumption vouchers, which will be distributed from July 21st,... he urged related ministries to start various programs during the summer vacation season... to make the most of the impact of the vouchers.

He also ordered thorough measures against heat-related disasters from extreme weather.