Lee highlights tech fund for future growth as he seeks parliamentary support for record budget

President Lee Jae Myung highlighted the need for a proposed 162 trillion won ($120.5 billion) fund to be created to secure momentum for growth and ensure stable fiscal management, during his speech at the National Assembly, Monday. The so-called "future-oriented fund," backed by windfall tax revenue from the semiconductor boom, is part of next year’s record 820.9 trillion won budget…