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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  & l+ L9 s$ |2 U$ ~2 f- D3 Q
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。7 f1 R( E: `, C
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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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& M8 U* s" t4 v2 ]1 }1 N$ iAlberta tobacco sales on the decline & |# k. _# O) |& X; d
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8 Z# z* l; Q7 uThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue./ L4 R0 T; d8 @' M$ u! N, E9 [
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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8 ?. V; @* x9 n# f' x8 ~1 n+ gMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.6 r5 E: \# w# {7 Y: J' M
# g( K9 c$ o/ c) hThat'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.; w7 ?6 f! y0 A2 h& E
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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.
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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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