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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 % `5 h- [' J! g) m7 M# 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。7 t7 h; w) _) j. ]- r# R* I# }& f
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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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, F" L6 T. z2 B3 W: u: j3 S( _! BAlberta 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.8 v1 N( |6 _9 Z7 p) J1 s
4 l$ ]+ x) T8 \- l CFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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2 k5 E& @! N7 g3 i% {6 H. M+ EAngeline 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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" R& S; l- ~2 bMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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3 s0 G4 ?9 T, B3 ^! I* VThat'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.
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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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