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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
9 N$ j5 m9 \/ }, T' B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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. {( l( O$ a; }' u J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:% C, T/ S$ K- f
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.' w4 C6 t! [' b I
; X/ t' u; d) jFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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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."0 i8 d# i; U+ b& Q" D( k% W
8 [ q1 J; J* q' S8 u0 AMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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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./ k8 {9 k7 \9 K E* z
$ o9 b0 h$ B+ F* w* b5 UBut 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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