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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
* ]( N, e) h! ?8 _5 i9 Q" l2 q, d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。* Q/ q+ X2 n' f' C; `* }0 i& u
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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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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.") W! T' d a8 S7 C' J6 m7 Y/ x
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.5 J1 R+ {2 {- m& P( A+ d7 Q3 v
0 F: _) g+ b) N. jBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.* A+ D( u7 W6 K7 G2 R
" A$ H4 Y% K2 _; S+ f7 Q( ~, }5 u( B' TIt 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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