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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 8 y3 R4 |, q. p, s d- o, v
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。 J* {. O0 ~' }' ]( }
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7 j5 e+ g/ J4 D' y/ h3 {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:/ G$ w' y, \9 o% F% Z) g
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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4 Z( W6 J0 r) b4 oThe 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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: {3 ^( c9 p5 p/ FAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."* h% Z/ x9 y9 q- e, P. `- b
* [* C9 v5 p* C5 G) ]- UMeanwhile 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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# h- v* a" x3 Y- ]7 c: ~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.
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/ _5 T% f) W4 r6 AIt 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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