Ruling party vows to revise law to designate heat waves as natural disasters
The ruling Democratic Party said it will push to revise a law to designate extreme heat waves as natural disasters this month while calling on the government to mull measures to ease the burden of high electricity charges.
Korea has been gripped by scorching weather for weeks, with temperatures in Seoul hitting 38.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the second-highest level on record.
"In an August parliamentary session, we will expedite our efforts to include extremely hot weather in the law on disasters and safety," said Kim Tae-nyeon, the DP's top policymaker.
"Even before the law revision, the DP will explore measures with the government to minimize damage from heat waves," he said.
If passed, the law will allow the government to provide more systemic responses to heat waves and to provide compensation for hot weather-related damage.
Kim stressed the need for measures to ease the burden of rising electricity charges for low-income families and small business owners amid long stretches of hot weather.
"The government should immediately consider various steps including the revision of the (electricity) rate system or tax refunds," he said.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered government officials on Tuesday to consider ways to cut electricity bills temporarily. (Yonhap)
相关推荐
-
PS5 Pro: It looks like a sketch of the design just leaked
-
Tesla's most robust self
-
New hybrid perovskite solar cell boasts long life and high efficiency
-
Remember George Clooney's tequila company? He just sold it for $1 billion
-
Apple to start manufacturing iPhone Pro in India, report claims
-
雨城区特殊党费援建村级活动室
- 最近发表
-
- Bernie Sanders’ DNC speech sounded like everyone else’s. That’s astonishing.
- Solawave's new Radiant Renewal Wand is now available
- Kamala Harris releases a 45
- Apple will let you change the default email and web browser app in iOS 14
- When Are Next
- Series of events held to mark international 'comfort women' day
- US scraps UN meeting on North Korea human rights
- Tesla's most robust self
- Gastro Obscura's Guide to Where to Eat in Nashville
- Series of events held to mark international 'comfort women' day
- 随机阅读
-
- Apple iPod: The First 10 Years of the Ubiquitous Media Player
- One major question remains for Uber: Why is its head of HR still there?
- Samsung's new UV device charges and disinfects your phone
- Metallic nanofoam wrings hydrogen out of water more efficiently
- Pressure boost squeezes out more hydrogen from artificial leaves
- EpiC MeMe PoSTer Elon Musk promises to ditch legacy blue checks on 4/20. Twitter rolls eyes.
- 三角生鱼“厨王”诞生!这些生鱼佳肴色香味绝了!
- 'Pokémon Go' is branding Pokémon caught by cheaters
- 18 Slightly Submerged Architectural Wonders
- Instagram outed this Filipino celeb before she was ready, but she rose above the haters
- Milestone claimed as experimental nuclear reactor reaches temperature of the Sun
- iPhone 12 will include 20W charger, report says
- Korea's economy to stop growing without drastic labor change: FKI
- Mamma mia! Mario content hits 100 billion views on YouTube
- Kane scores to help Bayern keep pace with leaders Leverkusen
- Cantlay says new PGA investors will help decide Saudi merger
- New image shows the North Star is changing. And it has spots.
- 三角生鱼“厨王”诞生!这些生鱼佳肴色香味绝了!
- NK leader unlikely to visit Seoul this year: presidential office
- Series of events held to mark international 'comfort women' day
- 搜索
-
- 友情链接
-