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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 2 ^4 r3 |% B% `0 @) 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。
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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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6 r& T. S. }8 ~7 gAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 4 j1 h7 q( h9 s7 g" v/ }3 G
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.* ^1 C0 M2 z' k" ]" N
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.* s' \- f0 `" g3 d. R# |' g
# a6 a* {! {# C2 c5 U' n% y: d$ B+ jAngeline 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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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.+ [' A" a$ N" R+ s
- m9 V4 ?% c$ j0 D- @: G. RThat'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.% D+ v/ ~" d; s' l
$ p8 ~! V- {6 @5 D" C( C% B7 E( OBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable." s: z5 x, E2 N9 c2 a# T& m: N7 H4 D
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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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