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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ) N0 \4 q' }7 q; q0 m8 f5 `+ `
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: S; B! C0 q& j* m1 r
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# f9 i8 n' U. X- i& uThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.$ Y- F) h7 k7 o" E
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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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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.4 I8 v9 L8 D7 G* J# w" W0 C
! K7 Z2 \: J8 Q7 B( J+ a+ q3 AThat'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.
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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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