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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ; e* e) N# c w8 H6 u; 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。: \0 L5 J! g) l/ `4 Y. p0 y3 y* t
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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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 0 d6 B( h8 U1 z- {
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.2 B* _; o/ j% [; B
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.4 y; |# a9 x4 Y7 r0 V
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."' {8 b% B3 |1 e$ N
, x5 v2 Z* |9 B! OMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.; {% s2 d! c4 \' s5 Z; y8 u6 x! m
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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. ?/ m* E* j) Q
3 L6 e) g$ C9 _+ g! i% yBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.3 x% }6 [4 ^/ q0 S5 A. Z m
7 ?) ]7 r2 S- f# e7 |2 i/ s2 `& _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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