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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 1 f6 a& y# ^) C s/ i2 Y# {+ c
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。* T0 g5 f+ `9 Y2 L
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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
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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2 ^( o# I$ g4 I2 H" T3 n( kFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.# Z9 _+ t& e. {' a2 n
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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."% H9 b! Z d% ~; [1 [0 J" J- F! w# a2 N
8 e+ o9 x! x" a( q: | T6 DMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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( Y' h7 L/ d* _, _) I' jThat'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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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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