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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
5 u, B" `5 {6 u* w' W* |) d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。8 N% s: P9 s- }4 _& [
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q0 k* r) S3 i! w# r B* ?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：! R0 `9 Z, D# C% |6 d. K8 v
# X. e1 \0 z' U$ ~Alberta tobacco sales on the decline ! X$ m$ n; d6 ]5 W; [
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; |& x/ i# d8 g1 G6 O x3 fThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.8 a- @4 p5 ^6 s( W- B3 ^
( K; R& l) v5 z* d1 i \. UFigures 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."+ H4 ]+ c" C5 `- i3 }3 z3 [) Q
8 k: T4 M: c6 Y; X! eMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st., @. _. s; r% X6 f& _5 Y! m
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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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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.1 ^0 _: S0 u' M3 J
1 Y. a# V. j2 L8 r* ~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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