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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
# ^; ^; x$ \& R3 C- h3 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。
& W: ?) u: r: h& ]* ?6 L& _0 Q4 g 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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:; \+ ]. ^' h9 b7 V1 N! r- M1 K0 o+ z
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline : @: Y$ M/ ~2 w" {7 f, I, Q
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12/21/2008
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& ^6 W# V. @; c5 b/ g" k2 t- ?
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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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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2 x% v. Z0 m: s0 |( H! l8 yMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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* x9 y. k8 N6 d3 l: N8 ?: L1 YThat'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' _4 i( J% F2 e+ Y4 T9 s4 \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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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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