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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
3 b. r4 C V' W: e' t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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4 o$ q; R. T: {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：1 f! p8 v0 ~% S' \% L
" Y! N' S: F+ P2 O, dAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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+ \* i( r3 u$ Z7 hThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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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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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."/ [" |' y; h- w! b6 S o. G
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 }+ t: Z9 c9 s' t
J1 u6 F( ?- y4 K& WThat'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.* L, i# a F7 B; b% ^: @1 |6 O" T
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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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