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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 1 B, X V2 U8 q( Y7 I9 j- g7 x* I
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。2 G2 J1 n! {0 Z1 G
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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
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9 F* T5 M0 j. E% r0 k; P+ oThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.* ?0 A$ S( c3 L* A5 ?& A
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections. f% E# Y0 O( ]0 H, u3 r0 b5 L
; M5 F9 ^- |0 u: ?* n2 w2 u6 AAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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3 j0 ~; q$ ]5 y% }, H M$ UThat'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.# M: z$ I3 u4 i" f, V# r
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But 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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1 h) `7 Q4 H$ tIt 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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