Discussion between labor and management for wage negotiations at Samsung Electronics, where it signed a collective agreement with the union for the first time, begins today (13th). At today’s meeting, we will discuss the negotiation schedule, and it is expected that full-scale negotiations will begin after the Chuseok holiday.
2. Possible increase in electricity and city gas rates
After the Chuseok holiday, electricity and city gas rates are highly likely to rise. The government will decide on the electricity rate on the 23rd, and weight is being placed on the increase. It is predicted that city gas rates will not be able to freeze any more as raw material costs have risen significantly.
3. Seoul apartment rental 40% ‘reverse tax’
Since the new lease law came into effect at the end of July last year, the proportion of so-called anti-war tax has increased significantly. Last month, rental transactions with monthly rent in Seoul accounted for nearly 40% of the total. During the year after the law came into force, the proportion of anti-tax transactions increased by 7 percentage points compared to the year before the enforcement.
