Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon speaks at an economic ministers' meeting at the Government Complex in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap



By Lee Kyung-min



The government will create 59,000 temporary jobs and lower taxes on refined fuel products by 15 percent for the next six months in a bid to reinvigorate the sluggish economy.



Seventeen trillion won ($13 billion) will be spent within the year to bolster private investment amid the protracted economic downturn and weak jobs data.



These are part of measures the Ministry of Economy and Finance unveiled Wednesday to create more jobs, bolster sluggish private investment and promote innovation-led growth.



