Ready the country is to host the games. South Korean Police are questioning a male patient of a hospital for the elderly. They suspect he may have deliberately set fire to the facility, killing 21 people. Investigators are also looking into Safety Measures at the hospital. Now the fire in south jeolla province also injured eight people. Many of the victims were overcome by smoke. Translator all of the victims were the bedridden patients, who were unable to escape by themselves. And so despite the rescue efforts, many people perished. Police have detained a man in his 80s who they say has dementia. Theyre now questioning him for suspected arson based on surveillance camera footage. Local government officials conducted safety checks at the hospital just last week. Part of the response to last months fatal ferry accident in which more than 280 people died. Officials checked fire extinguishing equipment, and whether evacuation routes were properly secured. They say they found no abnormalit
The government and ruling coalition are further pushing back a planned tax hike needed to pay for a huge defense buildup by at least a year to possibly 2026.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Tax System once wielded such enormous influence it often did not even heed the concerns raised by the prime minister of the time.
In what amounts to an unprecedented step in the postwar era, the government is considering using construction bonds to help fund a massive military buildup that is making Asian neighbors anxious.
The government and the ruling coalition plan to offer the superwealthy a tax break for reinvestment of capital gains in startup companies to encourage investment.