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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
1 @, M: o p+ ]& I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:8 T2 a5 u$ v. w3 Q9 g: a1 X
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline + A* D" I/ T6 E+ e% C
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.: N6 Z* ^- l$ ], A- }7 ?
6 E7 K1 v4 ^0 C( {' o1 Y7 M/ o! _! IFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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+ H0 M$ w+ r1 T3 _( zAngeline 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.
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5 X( z4 g7 S6 QThat'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.* v3 a2 V% \4 }
: w1 H% m7 Y( i' P3 J7 H4 l$ Z ? B/ @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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