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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 5 ~7 b1 p% h+ H' j2 G
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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, O2 G9 E. e/ b8 H, s( V* ^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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/ ^* c9 r1 {9 z) N7 OAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 8 f2 Q2 M. |, B4 `0 `
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.. o' V8 _+ u4 U* W
$ @3 J* w6 X& B5 h. fFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections. q) o j9 Q5 g' F: p; }* ]
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.", e! M( r. D* V
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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+ T$ ~* d7 c" W$ m- s! M; FThat'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.- T& \$ ?; i2 C
4 u2 h9 D" A0 W& K3 ?2 S, t# ?/ iBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.+ J9 I4 ~& \% A/ Q
1 _9 L6 `5 d# A! g8 V UIt 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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