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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
, _6 X' _. v6 H$ b% S3 t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。, U" O" N& i# S" ^3 f) d \
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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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H& T* _3 L0 m" o' K9 r9 \3 Z! N" J1 hAlberta 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.7 u! f- k$ }1 u+ o' J0 e
& S1 y+ z8 j: ]% w1 S. f0 g: _Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.2 k0 y. p7 W5 x! n
/ }+ J$ J+ P! h3 g7 ]2 |Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."( }3 S! V; X7 B
; e0 S3 R$ Y/ ^, W+ X$ I7 EMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 Y( A9 j; {$ X, S4 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.* c; [0 c$ A* W' \4 l
: t" N- ]* f# `9 [& I+ xBut 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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