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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 7 E7 e& t1 u- F
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。, _9 n$ T, D4 L; E7 W8 [$ E
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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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& K7 _" @7 |$ V K9 JAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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, ?' {2 q- O& k7 GThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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* W: r* K* k" ?$ v0 D& B% YAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."9 G' @8 Q" d! h/ {. S6 V, p$ C6 h
# @1 s/ n) i) I8 sMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.5 m7 A: M7 t7 j* q
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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.7 N" d8 U9 ^7 P5 ?( q
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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.2 j0 D# c# q+ D1 a5 W' I
4 b1 v% F5 ?, T" A% AIt 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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