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Gyeongin area ready-mixed concrete unit price to increase by 13.1% from May

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While the prices of building materials such as cement, reinforcing bars and aggregates are rising, the price of ready-mixed concrete will also increase from next month.

According to the ready-mixed concrete industry, the ready-mixed concrete company and the construction industry in the Gyeongin metropolitan area agreed to increase the ready-mixed concrete unit price by 13.1% from the 1st of next month.

Accordingly, the unit price of ready-mixed concrete will rise by 9,300 won per cubic meter from the current 71,000 won to 8,300 won.

As building material prices rise all at once, it is expected that apartment prices will rise as well.

The Korean economy grew only 0.7% in the first quarter of last year as private consumption and investment took a step back due to the impact of COVID-19, supply bottlenecks, and the Ukraine crisis.

However, exports increased by more than 4%, leading the growth.

If the growth rate is maintained at 0.7% for the remaining quarter, annual growth of 3.0% is possible. I see it.

If you are a low-income household or residents who have suffered financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 confirmation, you can receive the half-year of last year’s working subsidy tomorrow in advance.

The National Tax Service announced that it will pay the attributable semi-annual work incentives for 2021 to those diagnosed with COVID-19 and residents of special disaster areas on the east coast two months earlier than the statutory deadline.

The recipient of the payment is those who have had COVID-19 as of the 10th of this month, and households who have applied for a half-time work allowance among residents of special disaster areas such as Samcheok, Gangneung, Donghae, Gangwon, and Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

From the 4th to the 7th of the month following Children’s Day, the SRT train service will increase during the holiday period.

SR, the SRT operator, said it plans to increase the number of seats by connecting an additional 10-car train to the 10-car train, as it is the first golden holiday since the lifting of social distancing measures, and it is expected that the demand for train travel by family travelers will increase.