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Sin taxes to help fund SARS work 

The cash-strapped government here has reinstated sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco to help fund SARS infrastructure improvements.

Palau closed its borders to Taiwan in mid-May through June because of fears that the infrastructure of this developing nation would be unable to deal with an outbreak.

Some island governments, though, have turned down sin taxes as new revenue sources because of the belief that new taxes would stunt business and yield less tax revenue.

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