苏格兰认为6万支最低香烟价格可以降低吸烟率,到2034年防止死亡。
Scotland considers 60p minimum cigarette price to cut smoking, prevent deaths by 2034.
苏格兰根据其酒精定价模式,正在评估烟草的最低价格,以减少吸烟率和防止数百人死亡。
Scotland is assessing a minimum price for tobacco, inspired by its alcohol pricing model, to reduce smoking rates and prevent hundreds of deaths.
研究表明,每支香烟的最低烟量为6万分之一,可在十年内防止16 000名吸烟者吸烟,避免285人死亡,并减少1 500名住院病人,为处境不利地区带来更大的福利。
Research suggests a 60p minimum per cigarette could prevent 16,000 smokers over a decade, avoid 285 deaths, and reduce 1,500 hospital admissions, with greater benefits in disadvantaged areas.
这项政策是到2034年实现苏格兰无烟草的更广泛战略的一部分。
The policy is part of a broader strategy to achieve a tobacco-free Scotland by 2034.
公共卫生团体对此表示支持,理由是低价烟草的可负担性降低,而苏格兰保守派则表示怀疑,认为低收入家庭可能承受负担。
Public health groups support it, citing reduced affordability of low-cost tobacco, while the Scottish Conservatives express skepticism, citing potential burdens on low-income households.
政府正在审查调查结果,作为烟草和流浪问题框架的一部分。
The government is reviewing the findings as part of its Tobacco and Vaping Framework.