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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
( a& O9 q8 Y3 b) l7 _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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. M& @( B7 P* Z! W j/ y( u) `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# ~7 M% L$ [+ s0 [" _" d! l
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline % ^) u3 T( F1 m' \2 h% M3 G# e* r$ |
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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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) C. b T/ C0 L5 `2 _Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.( I0 {1 x9 o& D7 B h: i
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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."
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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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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." S+ M# U# n" J/ O! k% M
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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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