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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 , c# M3 T. ^: R5 D$ 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。
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8 F. B$ A3 K! O7 S, t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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4 K( X/ |& P0 A! f% hAlberta 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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5 ?$ {& [$ Y8 s* x4 |7 AFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.7 A; h8 G% o& Y2 S% j
0 [& p3 Z8 O" j" U+ f+ |# H6 q# BAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."; O, A/ Q9 _( F( U2 |; D; o
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.! {" U" G) D: b8 h$ ^% Z2 V4 G3 ~
y+ a6 R* C! P& ?, VThat'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.' G# T# X t/ b2 x, g R! l
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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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