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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 6 N0 r, }- M. d% x+ P* G
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。9 o' J5 U9 o0 j( o% {. Z
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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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7 o5 I3 N% @- a: Z! p7 O3 @Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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+ w3 g) c( U7 ]5 i2 Y# G9 X' hAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."( ^: w8 H# r( z6 F
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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2 k7 I4 Q% |8 G0 J1 uBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.( o9 |8 z! t# a8 Z- X7 Z! }
; v1 Y$ R! ^; E }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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