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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 % x; O. n* j Y' ?/ f! W5 V
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。
- R3 s2 H2 Y# f: ^ W8 W% K 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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:- U9 r0 ?" k2 i0 N6 l/ N3 v
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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7 N, t4 B* s s$ LThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.8 R: y7 s0 L9 d' B3 c$ p7 b
3 y$ l% w3 X4 t9 {Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."" W; J- x1 d7 }$ _, I; Y: N
" ?( Z2 ~' O5 Y& e+ N( v* Q! e, i# VMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 S( B b, b+ _6 e9 P! }
& L9 A4 F" j( H# t9 o; ^, t9 B4 mThat'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.
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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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