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Military to
stop selling duty-free cigarettes
News Source : Ministry of
National Defense
Seoul, Aug 02 2005 (Korea Newswire)--
The South Korean military will stop selling soldiers
tax-free cigarettes by 2009 in facilitation of its
anti-smoking campaign, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday
(Aug. 2).
At present, South Korean troops can buy packs of the
domestic cigarette brand, “This,” at a price of 250 won (24
cents), or one-tenth of the actual price.
“Public opinion that cheap duty-free cigarettes causes
soldiers to start smoking is mounting,” the ministry said in
a statement.
The ministry will stop providing tax-free cigarettes by 2009
after gradually reducing the supply, the statement said.
According to a recent poll, 59.4 percent of South Korean
soldiers said they are smokers, 6.3 percent higher than
civilians.
