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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
; U! I. Q7 k( F7 @: m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。) o6 s% Z; M1 |% i a* F
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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:% E* x2 i- \- _' Y! F8 p0 `
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 9 ~$ \. ~) J0 Z7 R" i/ T
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4 w" Z5 r! O; u% I" j IThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& d/ _% y g9 l5 t$ P
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.; d' B; e) T5 E0 G( D+ ^, f
& u) t$ O x# |/ B1 LAngeline 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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# [* S* |1 W/ x; |2 J# q t4 cMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st." r$ ?: Q( A, I$ \+ A' f9 P% C6 @/ s
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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 f; q7 s# @; ^6 w% G
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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., O C! P# Q1 s& [
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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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