Updated Feb.21,2007 11:11 KST

Gov't Makes Cosmetic Surgery Tax Deductible
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.

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