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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
! S& |1 S2 O0 r, d$ p" d* E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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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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& Y+ E0 G. ~; Z5 ^1 AAlberta tobacco sales on the decline ( t. X1 Z0 |0 g7 Y" Z0 N
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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# @" g h$ g& x: SFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.7 }5 z" U! Z8 R- ?
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."% c, I$ y4 S2 u) K8 N4 T: Z4 s% e. m
, ? l9 T9 i. xMeanwhile 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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3 j3 Q7 }4 {7 T( g* hBut 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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9 S$ P+ G' j- c3 U% aIt 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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