South Korea on Tuesday proposed a supplementary budget worth 26.2 trillion won (about $17.1 billion) to ease the burden of rising energy prices on households and industries as the Middle east conflict has created a supply crunch. About 10.1 trillion won will be aimed directly at "easing the burden of high oil prices," according to a Google Translation of the budget document in Korean, while other measures included support for exporters and an increase in grants to local governments. Minister of