The government on Thursday held the inaugural steering group meeting of a new task force announced a day earlier to address disparities across various sectors, the finance ministry said. First Vice Finance Minister Kwon Dae-young and First Vice Health Minister Hyun Soo-yeob hosted the meeting in Seoul, a day after the government announced plans to launch the task force led by the finance minister. The task force consists of a steering group overseeing five working groups tasked with addressing disparities in the labor market, industries, regions, generations and social classes. Each working group will be led by a vice minister responsible for the respective area and work with state-run research institutes to identify key policy tasks, according to the finance ministry. The working groups will hold weekly meetings, while the steering group will meet at least twice a month. Policy measures agreed upon by the ministries by the end of this year will be included in Korea's economic growth strategy for 2027. "Now is the moment for the government to answer the question of whether everyone is grow