South Korea Redirects Record AI Tax Windfall Into New Fund
President Lee unveiled the 'Future Response Fund' on July 13, promising to reinvest the unexpected surplus.
- Tax revenue surpassed 500 trillion won, a record credited to the AI-fueled semiconductor export surge.
- The fund earmarks money for future growth, youth, regional balance and education, the government says.
- Lee presented the plan at the annual National Fiscal Strategy Meeting, the state's budget-priority session.
Why it matters: Semiconductor firms produced the boom; the state collects the tax and spends it under its own name.
Ministry of Strategy and Finance / Presidential Office — "2026 국가재정전략회의 개최" (2026 National Fiscal Strategy Meeting), Korea Policy Briefing (korea.kr) ↗ · Jul 13, 20267/13/26