Na Gyeong-won, a preliminary candidate for the power of the people for the Seoul mayor’s by-election, visits Eunma Apt. in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 27th, and makes a speech on reconstruction. National Company Reporters
When the government announced an increase in cigarette prices to extend the health of the people, former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, a preliminary candidate for the Mayor of Seoul, criticized it as “very harsh news for the people.”
On the 28th, a former lawmaker told a social network service (SNS), “It’s the news of an increase in the price of cigarettes and cattle in this country. Is this the time to announce this?” he asked.
He said, “Coronavirus infection (Corona 19) makes it difficult for common people to live, but in the midst of raising cigarette prices and alcohol prices, there is no real sense of the government. News.”
I, former lawmaker, said health and health are important, but raised questions about whether it is time to discuss them. He said, “Isn’t President Moon Jae-in said he was sorry for not preventing the Park Geun-hye administration from raising the price of cigarettes six years ago? Even if it is, it is too much.”
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the ‘5th Comprehensive National Health Promotion Plan’ on the 27th, saying that it will extend the national health lifespan to 73.3 years by 2030.
The government announced that it would raise cigarette prices to about 8,100 won, the average of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), within 10 years to reduce the smoking rate of adult men and women. In order to lower the drinking rate of high-risk groups among adult men and women, it is planned to review pricing policy measures such as imposing a health promotion fee for alcoholic beverages.
An official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, “The pricing policy has not yet been concreted,” he said. “We will examine the cases of other countries and conduct research first and discuss what effect it has in Korea.”
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