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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 , o3 I5 G/ B0 G5 M* L6 D8 c+ 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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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:2 m1 v' k' ]) z# ?' v
% F6 Z( J$ b7 EAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 5 x: b' v% H5 O% h5 X" h' K
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+ W; y6 I- k) t" S, IThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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/ o0 `% m! d% }8 S" Z0 K" HFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections." v/ g4 P9 h+ e0 E# O3 Z
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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."6 R; T3 Y0 Q; r
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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.) f' u4 a3 t- h. Y
/ Y, k5 O: N) T+ @- b' P' {9 gBut 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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