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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
6 w. B" W% A/ H2 y7 y3 x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:+ P7 z! m3 m5 U6 L2 V
( t( f& i, L' C5 O0 H$ hAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 1 E6 [' |1 a7 [! H
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue., G7 c' Q: N, Y! Y; [1 U
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.- @; K3 p/ V; L3 N9 j4 J A% W
; X. ~2 {. M4 {$ xAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."2 l8 c" N! a. w( x* ]: J8 a# t
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Meanwhile 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.) X7 P9 \3 s5 q+ B# |* m+ H) n
9 c5 f3 s4 F6 O( Q3 ]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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; w: r1 v! a$ s$ TIt 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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