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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
& m: V" J5 O. r ^% h0 D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。: I r) Z+ A% g/ @! m& R
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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; S, d7 }0 |0 s/ ^4 R2 {- c$ R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:; M- y1 B* b6 P6 n4 o9 F# D
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline ! I4 E( W- }* H' g( |8 P
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4 J2 t% e3 b9 |( UThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.$ Y: R R- P3 b* ?9 U
" Y X& N: d: V' K; [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.", g* F% Z" o h7 u0 U0 R' H1 U) s% ]
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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& B8 k4 u2 W8 s2 d6 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.0 ]5 s: \( x+ L+ o; t
: K; m% i9 P5 U& b) yBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.
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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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