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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
8 M' l/ f9 G( U% k1 i1 x4 z1 o2 @ a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。# i% w% Z, h- k F: S. v
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0 O7 Z1 f7 J) m: n9 ~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:+ G4 E7 T! u8 G: _. g8 x
! G9 A0 v9 f( {; @8 y5 wAlberta tobacco sales on the decline - k6 L$ {8 U" G3 g% ~5 a( f9 c
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.9 T' o: f$ `1 _, F' ^
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.; r6 m( B7 w+ R& X
" |/ y3 c6 x4 h/ V0 o+ IAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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+ z$ B* S/ s. q! |% kMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.: A* v8 `% r5 Z3 e: U5 N
7 A5 @) m0 m* O5 g" z; w4 vThat'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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, o( Y4 w7 R! z/ i& bBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.1 K5 h* n8 F3 I% B5 D% _- N& O
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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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