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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 , M' g; a3 o5 k: p
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。) s; Y3 T$ ~9 z7 o
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; W/ |* M) F( m6 ~: c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:- R+ v/ R' {6 O* z) ^
1 M+ c& O. @6 [. l& J# l1 ^Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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2 ?6 K/ |" \& ^$ k/ u/ A' K9 Z7 CThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue. R Z- E8 y; ^: D2 u( Y# u) Y
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.. F4 U0 `- c& f1 c" \$ p8 ^4 I
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect." \3 x: E5 d' h4 @
- S% g$ c8 L( \- CMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.! r) T1 n5 V, L- m& A. ~) d6 }
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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.1 s5 r3 n5 r, f0 \% m
, [+ ]% \& X4 P/ M( s/ c# o8 BBut 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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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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