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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 8 A+ @# G9 h6 L Y6 T0 k) s. V
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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* |1 J' b6 p3 S% }0 G+ L8 b0 S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:
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline & }3 K% l" p, w6 s2 e- l( `
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. R e2 R+ F. \- Y3 }4 Q9 zThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.! @1 s: p" K% @- l3 k! z
: C" ^- M- x: p+ y" s' [ SFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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, Z9 M O c3 V2 s/ j; X6 x- e: h& ]Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.". u& v* } B, F# C" `) O/ j
( t" i& Z; t- I( |Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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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.
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But 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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; }' n: x P0 A% M% Z1 pIt 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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