"Even if we can manage to keep the country's smoking rate flat, the lung cancer rate is expected to keep rising for 20 or 30 years and worsening air pollution could be the major culprit," he said.

“即便我们能够使全国吸烟率保持平稳，预计在20或30年之内，肺癌发生率还是会持续上升，而愈发严重的空气污染问题将成为罪魁祸首。”他说。

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Interest is charged at a flat rate of 11%.

利息按标准比率11%收取。

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Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis.

费用按固定的费率收取，不是按百分比。

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The personal income tax is not simple; it's not just a flat rate on your income, it depends on the type of income.

个人所得税计税方法并不简单,并不是统一的征收税率,而是取决于你收入的类型

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The best form of welfare is a good, high-paying job, and the best tax for creating jobs is a low-rate flat tax.

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Israel has made significant changes--especially under Benjamin Netanyahu, who was finance minister (2003--05)--but it could do a lot more, including instituting a low-rate flat tax.

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For one thing, it should adopt a low-rate flat tax.

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