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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
! R8 A! v; G1 h, v. p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。; E# U3 t+ R u) F
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* F" R9 f- s% y: a" H) |5 H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 ! P% f5 Y$ L Z( r* x
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& d& ]" M9 U) I& ?* s2 p% u% a
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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' Y* @$ E8 k) C, q; S0 wAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."# X: \( Q s* s3 C- a
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.' N: E9 w( Y3 v5 `5 v
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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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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.6 I/ C [) N9 \! {0 n. U
; F$ ?! ?0 ]! |- Y1 iIt 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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