The government has announced plans to raise cigarette prices.
It is included in the comprehensive plan for national health promotion.
In a word, it contains policy details for the next 10 years to help the people live long and healthy.
You may be wondering how much it goes up.
The government has set a target for the OECD average.
Now the average is about 7 dollars,
You can think of it about 8,000 won in our money.
As soon as the government announces, the price of cigarettes does not rise immediately.
As explained earlier, this announcement contains a 10-year plan.
The government has said it will discuss specific timing and prices in the future.
[이스란 / 보건복지부 건강정책국장 : 현재는 아주 구체적으로 언제, 얼마만큼 올릴지는 정하고 있지 않습니다. 앞으로 저희들이 10년 진행을 하면서, 또 상황들을 봐가면서 구체적인 시기와 부담 폭들을 정하도록 하겠습니다.]
We also decided to consider raising the price of alcohol.
The government explained that it would look at overseas cases of imposing health promotion charges on liquor and conduct research on how it will affect Korea.
There is also a plan to expand advertising of alcoholic beverages, which are currently banned on broadcast during certain times, to other media such as the Internet.
For smokers and liquor lovers, this announcement is not good news.
In addition, President Moon Jae-in once said that taxes that burden the common people like cigarette prices should be lowered, so there is opposition.
However, in the end, it is true that it is not good for your health, so it would be better to think about reducing alcohol or cigarettes little by little rather than thinking about stocking up in advance.
Youngsoo Kim [[email protected]]
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