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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
' _& [6 T, B# K9 Y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:
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& Z7 @3 p" d( S) x/ b5 I9 }/ v% e; q) zAlberta tobacco sales on the decline - e% H) E, I4 j) j9 x) p+ A
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8 u0 h( p5 G% t e7 VThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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& q& F; [: C3 A" G0 C7 _ GFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."& d) L# q4 g# M- c: b* G9 R
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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- B% R6 I* {6 D- P4 s8 Q3 eThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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0 }) U- S, S$ c! b- p! p/ RBut 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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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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