Over 130,000 Koreans appeal exclusion from fuel price aid

The government has received 134,000 complaints from Koreans appealing their exclusion from a nationwide subsidy program rolled out last month to help households cope with higher fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said it had processed 106,000 appeals filed between May 18 and 27, approving 90,300 requests for the subsidy as of Sunday.

About 34.6 percent of the complaints were filed by people whose status as financially vulnerable had not yet bee ...