{"id":"n_2tuxxupqrb7no66i64eq","seq":10098867,"kind":"article","title":"Korea's fiscal balance improves through September: budget ministry","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/others/20261112/koreas-fiscal-balance-improves-through-september-budget-ministry","summary":"Korea's fiscal balance improved in the first nine months of 2026 from a year earlier, helped by increased tax revenue on the back of strong corporate earnings, the budget ministry said Thursday. The managed fiscal balance, a key gauge of fiscal health calculated under stricter criteria, posted a deficit of 32 trillion won ($23.9 billion) as of the end of September, according to the Ministry of Planning and Budget, marking an improvement of 70.5 trillion won from the same…","published":"2026-11-12T01:27:03Z","seen":"2026-11-12T01:32:00Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-koreatimes-co-kr-c6eccf","name":"koreatimes.co.kr","domain":"feed.koreatimes.co.kr"},"via":"kite-koreatimes-co-kr-c6eccf","topics":["asia"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q18097","name":"Korea","type":"place"}],"image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/11/12/eb5450e5-1b7e-4024-808a-37cbc6333bc2.jpg","story":"st_oh5lbevkpgu3r36l5mcq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.87,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.53,"political":0.43}