爱荷华州的倡导者推动将烟草税提高至2.86美元,并扩大烟草税以打击青少年的电子烟和癌症.
Iowa advocates push for $1.50 cigarette tax hike to $2.86 and expand tobacco taxes to combat youth vaping and cancer.
爱荷华州卫生倡导者联盟正在推动将香烟税增加到每包2.86美元,并将这项税扩大到所有烟草和洗涤产品,目的是减少青年洗涤和吸烟,为公共卫生创造收入,解决爱荷华州高癌症率问题。
A coalition of Iowa health advocates is pushing for a $1.50 increase in the cigarette tax to $2.86 per pack and extending the tax to all tobacco and vaping products, aiming to reduce youth vaping and smoking, generate revenue for public health, and address Iowa’s high cancer rate.
该提案还寻求将无烟空气法扩大到赌场,并维持对戒烟方案的资助。
The proposal also seeks to extend smokefree air laws to casinos and maintain funding for cessation programs.
国家立法者正在立法会议之前审议该计划,倡导者强调烟草使用与可预防疾病之间的联系。
State lawmakers are considering the plan ahead of the legislative session, with advocates emphasizing the link between tobacco use and preventable disease.