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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  / R+ W' [+ Y, l( e
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。
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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 % @. Z! L4 M! f
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( K6 D* P- T/ {( S; A1 R1 G- {' XThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& s/ R2 n! _* w* Y( Z m
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.+ L9 h0 ^: Z( x( d# v0 ]: n
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."+ r& G- E' C: n4 P% u1 C2 h! L
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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Z5 N$ j! \# V4 J4 S# {. z* x8 OThat'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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5 x- V W: x( x+ \1 J, VBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.2 R. D5 }' {7 x
* F& Y3 a; f7 L3 p( [; i9 j1 _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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