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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 - w$ s$ S( \* W
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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& U% J2 _, Z" V8 Y* E O- H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
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5 E# l! T4 y% N$ }8 PThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.9 ~3 d4 @2 E: k; Q; `% I2 s- ^( Q
& E z. V7 @9 R$ wFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."- b% r7 [: s# k* j! x7 }' ^/ k
0 T8 D( C6 t2 g. i8 r2 {' o! H7 SMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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4 W8 M+ Q" {$ M0 R) ?# IBut 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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