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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
4 a! Z/ X* j1 `4 ?5 b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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# | {6 b- o9 ^4 {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:1 o8 z/ n1 V% C2 P3 f7 t& K5 h
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 7 `1 V c2 l+ V) R8 R: W+ i+ U5 n
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.+ e9 |( G' a2 e8 k7 @
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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+ P* K5 O- S% F X" Q C& O ZMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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& c. J$ k% Z4 X FThat'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.7 P7 N6 _# P( D4 h: i: ^ B, v
) ~9 y& k$ n1 b& gIt 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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