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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  - n3 }- x9 M# u/ M+ Z
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：1 g( x, S G8 ^. p2 ?# @( W, k
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline / I8 o _) r5 F; `8 e
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5 C0 v2 A' _; d3 K( G" D xThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.3 |3 ]5 f+ I. }# d
, m. x# Y2 H9 W7 h& c8 wFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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2 J w8 x( M$ M! dAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.") e+ w9 {+ z l/ J& Q, W/ k* `2 i
! t0 T+ g8 E# V3 |; }Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.# u q; I5 T. ?. `6 O5 B
: \: e9 i( Y4 ?: B, p5 W* z* D WThat'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.5 H+ M# D0 C5 c& O4 p, ^% l
: U/ V) G4 R$ ?3 ^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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