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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 " I) y: n* J4 o
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。/ v0 M6 L+ x' F4 o; A4 ~6 j3 s
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8 j' L" ], R4 P. v: u p' e5 k3 }) R& s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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( u7 W2 o2 U( G3 Y6 wAlberta tobacco sales on the decline $ z* I) f! Z; G. t3 i9 ~
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/ _9 N2 F; {* s, P7 t# g3 FThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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7 t; m% e4 S5 W- T! OFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.: A* p6 Q! ?! e
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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."0 K% [7 x1 j) I0 [, x
( |6 y% n5 M# e2 {( tMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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) a: N, g; V2 D# T) H; VThat'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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7 H/ j# S K* v- ]7 o8 mBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.% ~* R% F! ^# |0 I
2 e) Y: M" _; @8 \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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