London Korean Links / Cosmetic surgery to get tax breaks
"As if there wasn?t enough plastic surgery in Korea already, the Government has just made it tax deductible. According to the "
"The costs of plastic surgery, cosmetic tooth reshaping, corrective laser eye surgery, and ?boyak?, or traditional Korean health supplements, will be eligible for income deductions in the year-end tax adjustment from this year. Costs incurred last December and this January will be retroactively eligible. The government passed a revision of the enforcement ordinance for the income tax law, including the new items, in a cabinet meeting Tuesday (20 Feb 07)."
"Not content with trying to make Busan the logistics hub of Asia, can we soon expect a government initiative to make Seoul the Botox capital of Asia?"