The Global Fund “welcomed an announcement by the Republic of Korea to double its contribution to the Global Fund over the next three years by drawing on the proceeds of a levy on airline tickets.” The Korean Ministry of Health will contribute US$6 million to the Global Fund for 2014-16. An additional US $10 million, from a levy on all passengers leaving Korea on international flights, will be paid by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Global Fund in five annual installments of $2 million from 2013-17. The 1,000 won (US $0.95) levy, known as the Global Poverty Eradication Tax, was introduced in 2007, primarily to contribute financial resources to fight poverty and disease in impoverished countries. Korea has contributed US$19 million since it started lending financial support to the Global Fund in 2004, of which US$6 million was pledged for the 2011-13 period.
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/newsreleases/2013-11-21_Republic_of_Korea_Boosts_Contribution_to_Global_Fund/