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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
& k N# C1 x1 y$ T' e: H, s$ x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。. I) q! {2 L/ f: A% W
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:" v: r5 j8 T" C9 k
# \& A# l! M; I& K' f: E1 kAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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- @, ~ \" [2 x% n! ^The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.! ]- d, I. C i: f/ R7 O
* E3 _! k* V/ |; @, n6 hFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.5 ^! \% z4 i5 o5 C
H) g$ @% |8 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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, b8 t- U; y* w. _Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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9 h; C! T" \# gThat'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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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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& \2 Y) f) G! v2 jIt 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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