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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 1 ?# o9 I. ~1 I4 d1 g% V
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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7 y/ ^) x+ s/ k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:! ?: Q! l1 H: Y' R" {/ Z \
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 4 {9 D, Y5 P; Q6 [: `
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5 \5 Z5 {+ g" F0 z8 [The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue." j/ c# F" o0 g3 a' G. C
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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J- ^( w- Y) y3 c9 P& MAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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2 O$ |( l+ A1 _8 p: q4 uMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st., x: [# A& M/ {- Z m
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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./ E0 M! e5 w, m/ k+ @2 Y; _( Q
1 S) d& L' d. F* YBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.) p/ P: H4 v/ t5 T: @( z
( B8 G- H f1 {7 }# ZIt 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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