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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ' c! `4 L* r) C. C
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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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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7 k! V4 a# \6 Z: @8 q6 d. VAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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4 Z. X9 n$ l7 ^5 j: q* \% w5 IThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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. I% U$ M- {! L" W2 H2 u- ]( u& hFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 ]1 e; e" D( m8 q! {7 e
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.( \* F" R! ~) I+ n) ?
1 |$ t" r$ W7 w4 r/ KBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.7 D: p, h3 t$ x7 C6 ~$ Q
1 T; I0 d7 s. k' |# Y: ?3 rIt 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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