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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
) F4 t. m' T# d" X j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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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
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- }* C& k' L6 cThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.% }6 O6 T) m+ z8 H ~5 O6 J, `
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.; c @+ W6 u/ L
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."2 l7 \" n& b. U
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% E* L$ ~5 s& K; V& c5 @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.& n- }& @ S7 D- p3 m
0 V( E6 B3 V7 G/ c2 L+ F% v5 bBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.# X5 `6 P7 E0 g6 T0 ]( q
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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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