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The wheels are in motion on President Park Geun-hye's drive toward deregulation.
Starting as early as May, it will no longer be illegal for individuals to renovate commercial
trucks into food trucks. The move comes only five days after the president
pledged to cut the volume of regulations by 20 percent over the next two years.
Connie Kim reports. In line with President Park Geun-hye's plan to cut regulations on
business activities,... it will be legal for individuals and businesses to renovate commercial
trucks into food trucks starting as early as May.
The transport ministry made the announcement Tuesday.
It follows a request by a food truck manufacturer made during a special televised debate last
week. Food trucks are currently categorized as 'special
automobiles,' and therefore it's illegal to renovate other types of trucks for the purposes
of serving food on them. While it normally takes 40 days for such a
change to take place, the transport ministry plans to expedite the process and shorten
the period to 20 days. In other plans, the ministry says it will
ease regulations on the tuning of automobiles, and will allow for the renovation of vans
into camping cars and vehicles for the disabled by the end of this year.
The move comes after President Park Geun-hye last Thursday stressed that reforming current
regulatory measures would encourage businesses to invest actively... which would ultimately
lead to job creation. President Park pledged to cut the volume of
registered regulations to 80 percent of the current level by 2016.
Connie Kim, Arirang News.