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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
# _* z' v. y. J& j% x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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/ K" i5 O2 i2 J# F$ X8 R) i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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3 X, U6 s; Y3 A3 V" q/ v1 IAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 4 u( v, F/ {; O
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.' i: z8 k# T- T0 m: f- Z E: q
7 Q2 H9 Y, ?$ X" |Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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$ k" S% V/ g7 E1 m7 T tAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."& I- x. F& Q* F* a, X# T
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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/ z4 o. ?2 F5 AThat'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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+ k5 |7 a/ C4 w5 K" [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., K4 T* a5 x$ K
' o$ m8 e( y1 Z D+ i: eIt 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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