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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
: V- ?% } `4 M2 o0 N2 n S: l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。" Z8 r* q! B3 C. G5 n j9 ]) m8 w
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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:* C! i) \: f( V/ S) W# N; T
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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/ n$ ]$ U- `- C: H3 V+ i1 QFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."6 Z l. l, b4 U) W% d# M% f
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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4 b6 Q2 f/ F0 T" [ ~" TBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.5 Z0 p- O1 Q$ H9 `6 [0 T7 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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