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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
+ w# U+ g, D8 ^( [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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9 T/ t: m/ E7 j2 s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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 9 s* L* J+ V3 f$ }: [- d2 v
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! Q( q/ S: L1 w+ ^The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue." Y) f0 i0 s7 Q
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.+ @" i: ]1 u. I, h! ]# I/ j
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.1 K* }) {8 Z q: p" G$ C* r
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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." U: n. C, w# f3 n: G
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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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