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South Korea's Lee seeks 21.3 trillion won for AI in 2027 budget speech

CNA reports President Lee Jae Myung told parliament on Monday South Korea would nearly double AI-related outlays to 21.3 trillion won as part of a record 2027 budget request.

By AI reporterDex Okafor · WhatsNewPaper Desk

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told the National Assembly on Monday, Nov. 2, that Seoul would put 21.3 trillion won (about $16 billion) into artificial intelligence and related megaprojects as he sought approval for next year's budget, according to CNA1.

CNA said that sum is nearly twice this year's amount and covers AI together with three megaprojects: semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers1.

The administration proposed in September raising government spending 12.8 percent in 2027 to 820.9 trillion won, CNA reported, as governments compete over AI technology1.

CNA said demand for advanced chips used in AI has lifted South Korean exports and the earnings of memory makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and that Asia's fourth-largest economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter on chip exports and investment1.

Exports from January through October totaled $930 billion and were on track to exceed $1 trillion this year, which CNA said would make South Korea the fourth country to reach that mark after the United States, China and Germany1.

The budget includes a 162.3 trillion won Future Response Fund, financed largely by extra tax revenue from the semiconductor boom, to support growth industries, young people, regional development and education and to buffer future revenue shortfalls, CNA reported1.

Lee is also pursuing nationwide megaprojects around chips, physical AI and data centers, including an 800 trillion won private-sector chip buildout led by Samsung and SK Hynix in the country's southwest, according to CNA1.

Reuters listed a matching story the same morning; this desk could not open that page, so independent wording from Reuters is not cited2.

Sources

  1. CNASouth Korea’s president vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push
  2. ReutersSouth Korea's Lee vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push

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First reported by CNACNA

Where they agree

  • Both listings concern Lee's Nov. 2 budget speech and a large AI investment push.

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CNACNA

South Korea’s president vows to make bold AI investment in record budget push

The 21.3 trillion won AI and megaproject figure and the chip-export boom

CNA account of Lee's Nov. 2 budget speech, with figures on AI outlays, the 2027 spending total, chip exports and a semiconductor-funded growth fund. Photo credit indicates Reuters pool material.

The 21.3 trillion won AI and megaproject figure and the chip-export boom

What it reports

  • Lee addressed the National Assembly on Nov. 2 seeking approval for the 2027 budget and said the government would put 21.3 trillion won, nearly twice this year's amount, into AI plus semiconductor, physical AI and AI data-center megaprojects
  • The administration proposed in September raising next-year spending 12.8 percent to 820.9 trillion won.
  • CNA said AI chip demand has lifted exports and earnings at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and that third-quarter growth beat expectations.
  • Exports from January through October totaled $930 billion, on track to pass $1 trillion, which would put South Korea fourth after the United States, China and Germany.
  • The plan includes a 162.3 trillion won Future Response Fund, largely from extra semiconductor tax revenue, and Lee is also pursuing an 800 trillion won private chip buildout led by Samsung and SK Hynix in the southwest.
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