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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
" |, j$ q0 t# A" Q5 J5 j3 J0 L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。; m1 Q6 h, z, x" j: I
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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 5 O7 m7 N* J) h# q" Z; S
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.% g( [( \% {& e5 R/ O
- M' i7 ^' S* i0 B& u4 t5 cFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."- E- p' T& D5 w% }
# z. @- n! L( ]/ T6 GMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.+ M9 [# K$ Y# F! H
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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.$ o+ v5 }% S1 l/ o
+ m" Z$ {0 i% oBut 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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