JPTA opposes plan to stop duty-free sales of cigarettes
Tourism assn. against proposal under review by finance ministry

The Jeju Provincial Tourism Association opposes the possible discontinuation of duty-free cigarette sales at Jeju International Airport and Jeju Port, a proposal that is currently under review by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

In a Tuesday press release, the association said the profits generated from cigarette sales were being put to good use developing the local tourism industry. It argued that the discontinuation of those sales would be the equivalent of the industry losing 80 billion won in revenue a year.

The association also said that discontinuing sales at the only duty-free shops that are open to domestic flight users would run counter to efforts to spur domestic travel. It is calling on the national government to scrap the plan.

"담배 내국인 면세점 품목 제외 재검토해야"

기획재정부가 검토 중인 제주도내 내국인 면세점에서의 담배판매 제한을 재검토해야한다는 목소리가 나오고 있습니다.

제주특별자치도관광협회는 오늘(15일) 보도자료를 내고 제주국제자유도시개발센터와 제주관광공사 면세점 수익은 제주지역 관광발전을 위해 쓰이고 있다며 담배가 면세 품목에서 제외될 경우
연 800억 원의 투자재원이 상실되는 것과 같다고 주장했습니다.

또 담배판매 제한을 내국인 면세점에만 적용하는 것은 내국인 관광활성화 정책을 역행하는 것이라며
담배를 면세품목에서 제외하는 방안을 철회해야한다고 촉구했습니다.