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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
% E% r2 S9 a- r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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5 A ~- M8 W) i! e, ?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 % L. `2 M" l+ q; V2 c
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4 G. ^1 L, Z0 `: wThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue." i- z$ r) M) [/ a& ~3 X8 x% A
0 v4 b/ U; Q' |6 e) g$ }; oFigures 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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Meanwhile 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./ R" j2 v, \: E* o
- G# T. G* I) ]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.; U. n5 N; {4 x/ e# l. ]( L: K
7 |8 d/ ?% t6 G2 bIt 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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