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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  * e' ?. d; g+ z, u4 R6 Y
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。
L" r) G6 Q0 b, g 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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; M) o* P$ [: ~# }" Y- h2 ]. s" p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：
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 7 n' E8 ^( T3 J% u* _$ H% L/ d
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.. x) n# D& R2 u5 D [% [; E3 c. f) P
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.6 F( e6 |) i T7 C7 \6 o
+ W( m" L, L; p. R$ ]Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.": X# }! O9 E! e, V' L4 r
G" x' {* F/ N( e( q* O5 }. gMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.8 ?# s6 n3 }- Q1 a4 ^
- _( h: A: ?$ R& K3 R/ IThat'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.+ K6 ~) d4 B3 }5 q. _) x; R j
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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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