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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 , v& M! O7 u1 S3 j) _ B) y r* G4 F
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。( J0 V' K* f c' G6 P) a
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3 O2 P d" m; t7 ?! |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 - N5 B, {, m {! }: l
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5 J1 ?! A: p6 k& w+ B8 n4 \4 g9 rThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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, S/ S0 j; D: G5 J3 U* A( @Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.' \) J9 f# Q9 ^3 k( T; v0 ~% j
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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.": j9 i% Y$ B* C: X+ b+ Q
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.. R! @; C0 c+ Q9 t9 t
& |, g. e2 }/ ]2 t' T# n+ f! 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.% l) T' Z5 j( E g
! B! R8 i7 O! d7 G7 O% KBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.3 x' s/ a# @" f! b5 ^( {0 x. i A. l
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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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