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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
; R9 H7 q$ S9 T" @ 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。3 O8 `6 }# C+ p7 ]
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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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/ o) ~( s. t5 o: iAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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% L3 ]- }% A( U4 E, |" ?' v' QThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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0 l* w% q& k. u3 B; J/ vFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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: K$ R' \; _. F7 }* j4 \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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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.. B& |3 L. |$ i4 h) B: _0 Y
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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.7 Z% D8 S4 @' j! _+ @; d0 Y
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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.8 i/ D0 x- w6 `4 q
3 x0 {' l" o, Q3 ~# `! z- EIt 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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