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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
8 e) O9 D4 w) w% T. {; J9 k8 _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:) _2 i! _5 j4 N6 u M
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline . x& u d5 V/ V4 ?
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12/21/2008
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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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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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2 I( b* Y9 a* y0 p$ 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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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.# t/ n4 x) n7 {- F) v5 j
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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.
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* b$ K8 x) U! H; \+ x2 cBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.8 ?1 I f3 } i2 e, O
* p( ]2 g# x6 K6 R) F6 yIt 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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