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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
Z+ F. }: P3 d' u/ Z: 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。
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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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) V. W: F B! h: d- }( ^0 tAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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9 m+ R5 y# M4 p6 EThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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% C: a/ M: @1 D8 oFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.% ~0 M: Z: g2 x+ T2 n ]
1 U `2 l: k/ t% v" B( E1 @7 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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, G3 ]) U8 o5 n3 p/ ?6 W; q0 QMeanwhile 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.% {0 G6 ~! o, \ v- Y
! E, @4 V I0 [( r9 U- zBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.: L4 y0 a& a" j' h) e
! H2 A& F. a0 }2 X' T2 EIt 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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