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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
( y0 w0 v/ M- y! m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。/ d* b4 y$ i3 F& l# w5 x- L
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w3 J* V6 t; y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:& z/ O! c% l7 m! |! B& ^0 h2 g: M
5 B& T9 {4 w+ j8 }5 ^Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& [( g! B( Y0 {& F
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.6 {7 D1 Z! B9 z
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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 i+ b/ @- M; L2 E: uMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.1 Y+ f% z% }8 ]8 k& _, B
& v! m3 C8 l( S1 X4 C! nThat'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./ j+ Q* j6 {! D, `% K# \
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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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