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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 2 H/ x2 q4 D9 u h) m2 ~3 d
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。1 v: J1 `( u' D+ Y
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2 L( Y6 H1 u3 ?+ o" M; ?. ^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 O+ T0 D% ?, J. m3 R) Z9 d) ?
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. f" W" f8 G. b! K9 xThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.. \5 q0 d$ z' r: b
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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.": Q/ E9 ]* Y* S9 |
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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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.+ l+ F' u# l& |6 e7 S1 p
; @- b" p7 ^: P0 qBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.+ r( ` \* K5 @* ~
" n E; V, O/ @% w: Z) uIt 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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