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As you can see, the United States has increased the age at which cigarettes can live without pressure from the tobacco companies.

Whether this policy is possible in Korea or not in other countries, reporter Lee Kyung-won pointed out the facts.

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A total of 72 bills have been analyzed regarding the anti-smoking policies proposed by the 20th National Assembly.

Of these, 42 have been linked to expanding smoking cessation areas.

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance is considering raising the liquid e-cigarette tax.

General cigarettes have already raised 2,000 won four years ago.

In other words, we are focusing on our quit-smoking policy, how to stop smoking by penalizing smokers.

Of course, a smoker's policy is also required.

But precautions should also be taken to keep nonsmokers from smoking.

Tobacco prices are not as effective as you think, this smoking rate statistics show.

The US case of smoking to 21 years of age has significant implications in this regard.

It's hard to predict because of the small amount of discussion and research, but when we look at studies of when adults usually smoke, more than 30% of people start at the age of 19 or 20.

We can buy cigarettes on January 1, the year you turn 19, and generally in the year you graduated from high school, so there is a strong sense that you are guaranteed a smoking right when you graduate.

When you start smoking the most, you can create a kind of high barrier.

Tobacco age is also a global trend.

Singapore, as well as the United States, is set to raise to 21 by next year, and the British Parliament is also open to publicizing the 21-year-old raise on a bipartisan basis.

Japan is already 20 years old.

(Video Editing: Lee Seung Jin, CG: Kyu Yeon Kim)

(Source: Kim Hye-ri, Ida-hee)

▶ US bans tobacco under 21 American Tobacco Company