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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
. j1 d( x: q! ?* e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! l. ~/ w0 m: b2 a) z
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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:- d3 R3 M# i Z) k- Y6 G F
5 y" k3 M+ D. JAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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4 z# ?0 ~6 x" l4 z* @2 cThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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/ [1 ?2 m# ^$ cFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.2 C2 K+ M/ \1 f+ c
4 C# T" r6 I4 d! w4 z# b7 m% o4 LAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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: R# F6 o4 C/ N- NThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.! A5 {; L& V4 X( q
# M3 h1 C+ a- X% D3 B2 { B2 b, VBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.( D3 v. U2 d6 U' g$ q6 c
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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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