200名英国卫生领导人主张对烟草公司征收“污染者付费”税, 200 UK health leaders advocate for a "polluter pays" levy on tobacco companies to generate £700M annually for tobacco control in the upcoming budget.

近200名英国卫生领导人正在敦促总理Rishi Sunak在10月30日即将到来的预算内投资反吸烟倡议。 Nearly 200 UK health leaders are urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to invest in anti-smoking initiatives in the upcoming budget on October 30. 他们主张对烟草公司征收“污染者付费”税,每年为烟草管制创造7亿英镑。 They advocate for a "polluter pays" levy on tobacco companies to generate £700 million annually for tobacco control. 该信强调吸烟的经济负担,每年使联合王国损失930亿英镑,呼吁为戒烟服务和全球烟草管制工作提供专项资金。 The letter emphasizes the economic burden of smoking, costing the UK £93 billion yearly, and calls for dedicated funding for stop-smoking services and global tobacco control efforts.