He responded quickly: "Price, if we learned from tobacco, is the single most effective way of reducing consumption, and I think there's strong evidence that a soda tax would be very effective."

他很快答到：“价格，如果我们了解一下烟草行业就会发现，价格是减少消费最有效的唯一方法，我认为强有力的证据能够证明苏打税会非常有效果。”

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Studies show that raising tobacco taxes by a tenth may cause a 4% drop in consumption in rich countries and an 8% drop in poor ones, with tax revenue rising despite lower sales.

研究表明，在发达国家，烟草税提高10%可以使烟草消费降低4%，在经济过后国家则降低8%，销量虽然减少，但是总税收仍然增加。

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A tax based either on production, sale, or consumption of a specific commodity such as tobacco, coffee, gasoline, or oil.

对生产、销售或消费某些特殊商品，如烟草、咖啡、汽油或原油所征的税。

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