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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
; l: e- c% q; j' h* e/ J; Q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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# ^6 e; t8 }0 Q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 % J% O, L/ N1 f5 F
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- T: o& E& L4 a3 EThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.. T5 E3 l" F: P3 d7 B5 \' ~( j$ Y
a% M3 P' H3 qFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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9 Q. ~! c4 W8 k) l8 a9 ZAngeline 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.' u. M1 U6 K3 {! {3 A4 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.
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3 r; I+ W/ C/ LIt 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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