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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ) N( A8 V; L- ?# x6 g% w- `: Q
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。8 I1 o, J3 ]0 L7 O" S* h
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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:& x# H3 j* i# J# g8 u) V
- b; Y j3 n1 K! a5 F1 l( k5 RAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 9 D! R6 ^* K8 J" N
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12/21/2008
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue. ]% @7 z& Z6 t: N( `
3 q' f/ V; A6 vFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.' c1 t7 }) Z9 t/ \7 N
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."- c0 Z0 g2 w5 E6 z
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.3 K8 V" f$ ` m% k/ [! 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., ]9 M2 _% |- i/ V" B+ {) i' D% L
2 e% z" V* |1 |( [4 Y( q2 uBut 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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" [0 X9 f8 C7 O: c* \; k% DIt 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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