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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 . k% \ |: E6 U" D! f h) s
加拿大癌症防治科学院说,阿尔伯达政府正在采取降低烟草税的政策,这说明该省实施的削减烟草使用的举措发挥了积极作用。最近的刚更新的财政数据表明烟草税下降了6%,相当于5000万加币。
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好像不是减税,是由于增税、禁烟等一系列措施而导致的烟草销售额降低。详见Inews 880 原文:: k* X- _( f, g5 i
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.) k, [/ c1 \5 U3 n/ N& o2 }
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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. T9 U: t. ]1 x: A' N& ~That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.1 h+ f* m+ x1 W, h" \7 z2 I
' R6 ~9 D6 @. s, aBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.
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/ d0 S, z0 L1 K4 @3 {It points to a recent Health Canada survey which found 20 per cent of Alberta teens smoke, compared with 15 per cent across Canada. |
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