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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
* ~7 q: m: W5 b6 E8 A0 {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。
* E ]8 b3 g7 W7 S2 v 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
* Z; n$ E: U9 i- |5 L" G V& {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 # S; H3 d8 J. C D2 j* _
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5 u4 w/ p" K9 S6 i* B1 E! aThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.8 K, r7 j/ m$ n. H6 w9 `
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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."
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! Z% c/ }4 h' R9 ~. IMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 l* }- k1 n2 l6 s0 Z! z: T* q
" [, _5 G0 {3 w& i- r6 r' \4 c9 YThat'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.( n; ]! C. ^6 e: E
* a* G- `- a. }. @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., U6 Y/ V. X0 O& h+ ~6 f5 ]
: d1 B5 d6 N2 {8 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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