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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
8 `( q: ?7 z3 a2 H' B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。" `' L' f% D, s( V+ V+ p T
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( q5 o0 d; {: ?' c7 j: n5 }1 K- ^' C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：4 ~- r9 K* c! }- R$ ~- t' K& r
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline - T3 d, W) |3 P C3 j( x
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3 @ o# p! B) g- r4 g; _& gThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.3 \7 z/ ]. k; d7 s" ]' y% b* G0 z
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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."( \7 e- ?7 T3 e# C0 }! V# Y* B
0 l6 B0 b3 y- N' D, V& MMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.* G% o& V% t+ v. Z
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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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) Y: d! ~% j7 g! K1 q& _& O1 oIt 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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