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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 $ j; S$ b2 P8 S2 o
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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) `/ B( l; g4 `) A0 ~+ u7 R* k! u1 w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:0 i r3 W: C" O: `9 B# B( N
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 8 D% r. t+ @9 J2 T7 M8 o7 Q: l
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' Y4 j- j0 Q/ h! S; v& B7 UThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue., h, b. A" F1 [
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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r& F, j( n8 m" rAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets., i4 ~( h, r3 i I! b- D
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But the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.$ Q7 t% J! } w4 \% a) Y
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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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