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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  % }/ w! U, S7 f, Y+ J- i
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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8 m, G" L+ ^5 f0 W5 r4 Q& t# q7 I( x. F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：+ s2 e; }8 ?* Z1 I( P2 B/ O/ _
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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.
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$ I; j! K# C; \! f$ gFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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9 c N: T. ^; V2 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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/ s% P% g+ a7 g" _Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.& ?: R# `# l4 A; m) x5 H3 n
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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.9 W3 |8 n9 n3 n8 Z+ q% F: Z
8 A1 R/ t4 M1 p; oBut 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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. S# l9 e5 Q- t) ?+ @% H; C' lIt 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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