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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
9 m9 t, {3 h! \7 o/ Z0 m' O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。: L5 r0 c/ ?4 V
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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:. ?% T5 r: b( Q5 {
3 D. {. x7 b, o- {0 ~Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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" o8 {8 w' s3 K- RFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."3 ]* ~1 Y5 L. X& v" z) F
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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( O& G4 c5 K6 H9 n$ }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.9 i9 g7 F9 O" K0 l6 Q
- B- N3 h, U# p" ~4 ABut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable./ m* c# E! L+ Y' C
m& K! v/ k# Z3 F- B( @+ mIt 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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