煙草在線據(jù)《耶路撒冷郵報(bào)》報(bào)道編譯　　以色列加入的世界衛(wèi)生組織《煙草控制框架公約》，呼吁禁止在機(jī)場(chǎng)和港口銷售免稅煙草產(chǎn)品。

　　由于班固利恩機(jī)場(chǎng)（Ben-Gurion Airport）免稅商店和各煙草公司的極力游說(shuō)，以色列允許國(guó)人出國(guó)旅游時(shí)購(gòu)買一箱免稅卷煙——而不是目前的兩箱——該規(guī)定已在4月24日生效。

　　世衛(wèi)組織《煙草控制框架公約》要求完全禁止在機(jī)場(chǎng)和港口銷售免稅煙草產(chǎn)品。

　　學(xué)校附近禁止出現(xiàn)卷煙自動(dòng)銷售機(jī)，瑞本（Rambam）禁止醫(yī)院銷售卷煙，以色列議會(huì)財(cái)務(wù)委員會(huì)5月14日批準(zhǔn)了財(cái)政部“允許出售的免稅卷煙數(shù)量減半”的規(guī)定。衛(wèi)生部建議，所有煙草產(chǎn)品都不應(yīng)該給予免稅待遇，但來(lái)自既得利益集團(tuán)的壓力減緩了立法行動(dòng)。免稅連鎖店店主詹姆斯·理查森（James Richardson）告訴委員會(huì)，沒有免稅卷煙的銷售，其利潤(rùn)將會(huì)暴跌，而乘客承擔(dān)的機(jī)場(chǎng)稅也將上漲。

　　委員會(huì)并沒有考慮到，治療與煙草相關(guān)的疾病每年會(huì)花費(fèi)國(guó)庫(kù)幾十億謝克（以色列貨幣單位）。

　　可以在免稅商店購(gòu)買一箱進(jìn)口煙草或酒類產(chǎn)品的豁免規(guī)定，只適用于18歲以上的成年人，從2013年4月1日起開始實(shí)施。

　　同時(shí)，此規(guī)定也將減少未成年人吸卷煙或吸nargileh煙（水煙）的數(shù)量。專家認(rèn)為，吸水煙比吸卷煙對(duì)健康的危害更大。人們還會(huì)將它與吸毒，酗酒和暴力等危險(xiǎn)行為聯(lián)系到一起。

　　Nargileh煙的煙草稅已被立即上調(diào)130%，而這一數(shù)字在今后三年內(nèi)將猛增至500%。實(shí)際上，卷煙稅將從每包10謝克上漲至35謝克。雪茄稅也將上漲。

Israel:Tax-Free Cigarette Limit Delayed

　　WHO's Convention on Tobacco Control, which Israel ratified, calls for barring duty-free tobacco products at airports, seaports.

　　Due to strong lobbying by the duty free shops at Ben-Gurion Airport and the tobacco companies, the limit of one carton of tax-free cigarettes Israelis traveling abroad will be allowed to purchase - instead of the current two - will take effect only on April 24.

　　The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - which Israel ratified - calls for the complete barring of duty-free tobacco products at airports and seaports.

　　Cigarette vending machines banned near schoolsRambam bans cigarette sales at hospitalThe Knesset Finance Committee approved on Monday morning the Finance Ministry's orders to halve the number of cigarette cartons allowed for sale without duty. The Health Ministry recommended that no tobacco products at all be given duty-free status, but pressure from vested interests watered down the legislative action. The duty-free chain James Richardson told the committee that without such cigarette sales, their profits would plummet and airport taxes for passengers would rise.

　　The committee did not take into account the billions of shekels a year that treating tobacco-related diseases cost the public purse.

　　The exemption for importing tobacco and alcohol via duty-free shops and the limitation of one carton will be given only to adults over 18, starting April 1, 2013.

　　Meanwhile, the order will also minimize smoking of nargileh (water pipes or hookahs) by minors. Experts view smoking tobacco through water pipes as even more dangerous to health than using cigarettes. It has also been linked to dangerous behaviors such as taking drugs, drinking alcohol and violence.

　　The tax on nargileh tobacco has already been hiked immediately by 130 percent, and this figure will skyrocket to a total of 500% in three years. In actual terms, the tax will rise from NIS 10 per packet to NIS 35. The tax on cigars will also rise. Enditem