During much of the U.S.-Iran war, Korea shielded its economy from the sharpest swings in global oil prices by capping domestic fuel prices and restricting exports of petroleum products. But as crude prices climb again, that buffer is becoming increasingly costly to maintain, analysts said Wednesday.
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) Price ceiling: Fuel price cap policy in Korea is in the brink of collapse as the budget needed to maintain the cap balloons.
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During much of the U.S.-Iran war, Korea shielded its economy from the sharpest swings in global oil prices by capping domestic fuel prices and restricting exports of petroleum products. But as crude prices climb again, that buffer is becoming increasingly costly to maintain, analysts said Wednesday.
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) Price ceiling: Fuel price cap policy in Korea is in the brink of collapse as the budget needed to maintain the cap balloons.