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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  ! \* e/ `( K. k7 y- W) Z
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。! T7 o) G$ O3 m+ G* ]
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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：* ~" h5 `- R( C1 l$ H
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline |' z' \+ l4 S2 b. w/ [% G; W' V
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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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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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, W6 x9 X3 a- Q' `0 UAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."0 b( N3 V/ z+ Q, }! J
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.6 ?) Z2 w& V( e; {5 B/ M
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.0 }+ ]: H) R. b0 r+ J! r8 m
: J1 m( Y+ g2 U9 j* ^& TBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.7 v( F! K# X; B+ s+ d
& Z' _; K9 d2 O t( n$ v( FIt 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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