After all, Monti led the charge in rescinding the tax-free status of duty-free shops at airports and harbors.

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Those figures include sales from duty- and tax-free stores in three other airports in the country and the duty-free shopping complex in the middle of Bangkok being constructed as a complement to the new airport space (where, without an impending flight or carry-on baggage, shoppers can spend more relaxed time buying duty-free goods, which King Power will have waiting for them at check-in).

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Overseas workers are offered tax incentives, duty-free shopping, and discounted vacations back home.

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Finally, being a "smoking pariah" now, with never a day in hospital in my life, I feel that any treatment I may need in the future has long been covered by my income tax and duty paid on tobacco, so now I'm only smoking (legally obtained) duty free tobacco.

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The state looked after him well, providing him with a lavish tax-free pension, cars, servants and a lifetime exemption from import duty.

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This despite a cosy deal with the government that allowed the hotel to be built on interest-free bonds and operated with no tax, cheap rent, and even, for a while, a duty exemption on the luxury items that its managers imported to fill its rooms.

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