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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
, E5 G, ^1 y) G( @& o2 K/ R O3 ~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。: B$ x" H9 B( k3 _6 _
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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: a- }. x( T- ?
+ H' s& I v( kAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.3 h$ Q7 E2 ]# H( A6 o7 T2 y( z
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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" Q% Q! F+ i+ \ V. g4 L+ S& fAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."* s i" A8 I5 ~9 t8 f
) e; v) ?$ |/ I) q p: b) BMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.# U9 o! |# A0 Z* O9 w2 q2 |2 b
4 Y! ]9 c& p9 j2 ~, z) IThat'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.* B% F8 _' o; W( v. \ j( Y7 T
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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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5 s/ n# Z2 W! QIt 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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