The labor ministry is planning to raise jobless insurance premiums to avert a further deterioration in the finances of the unemployment insurance system, ministry officials said Wednesday.
The ministry will probably seek to increase the premium in two stages, the officials said.
The premium currently stands at 1.2 percent of a worker's monthly wage, which is split evenly between the worker and his or her employer.
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