
The Coalition’s health spokesperson has been unable to detail how its proposed slashing of the tobacco excise would reduce smoking rates, as experts say tougher enforcement should be the main focus for governments.(联盟党卫生发言人无法说明削减消费税如何降低吸烟率,专家称应加强执法。)
联盟党的卫生发言人一直无法详细说明其提议的削减烟草消费税将如何降低吸烟率,而专家表示,加强执法应该是各国政府的主要关注点。
The shadow(影子(内阁)) health minister, Anne Ruston, on Friday said that cutting the excise by 80% and funding an additional $200m on a law enforcement push would take back(夺回) market control from organised crime(有组织犯罪).
影子卫生部长安妮·拉斯顿周五表示,将消费税削减80%,并额外投入2亿澳元用于执法行动,将从有组织犯罪手中夺回市场控制权。
“We are hoping that the combined(综合的) package of what we’re proposing here, not just the dropping of the excise, but the regulation of the market and making it certainly more difficult for children to access(接触、获取) these products,” Ruston told the ABC’s Radio National.
“我们希望我们在这里提出的综合方案,不仅仅是降低消费税,还包括市场监管,以及让儿童更难接触到这些产品,”拉斯顿告诉澳大利亚广播公司的广播国家台。