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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 . W8 t8 u2 M9 ?7 t$ G" F
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。' `/ A: @( n: C4 x" z7 R5 ]
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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5 O; P+ c' _ @2 ]9 O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 7 Y2 \7 C Z( r* y
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5 W5 T F' Y! M+ r8 A, oThe 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 $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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4 }1 B3 Y6 u3 ^Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."1 {- j$ o6 G1 x3 ]% H
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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8 e! E/ a' k% @; Z+ W' }( eThat'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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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.& B% G) C; K' e9 x
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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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