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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 9 d4 R" N) M% p0 i& q- v0 T2 C
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:
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, \1 J: B. c, uThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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2 A' | f3 Y. y! u8 Z& {Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.& ^' k! W3 y$ i5 F4 Z) M1 [6 J; O
: U2 ]) L! v0 E( yAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."0 s ^6 x$ |) _* d2 x* Q
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st." C9 U U( t- T J) ~& @
8 R! |; c5 g" }" d" h9 e% d7 xThat'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.
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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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, r. b2 ~8 \! O! c3 {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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