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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
0 z% @( {' o! C; F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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4 k* h: b8 {2 H3 M3 M! t" Q' lAlberta tobacco sales on the decline ; g2 q) t* @; }
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2 M& w1 E3 j3 ~. f4 QThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue./ w# C8 T# d3 P
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.6 j6 S4 h; D, U% ^0 X8 c
: w5 | @# z+ B) Q U9 k- L* jAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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! P: M2 b8 V2 tMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.- B8 v7 y1 |, U% i3 k
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets., ~# `: x# Y' P& [# }: T
9 O% j, j) C- ?But the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.
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& C9 E$ p3 h( W/ B' @( z2 R- VIt 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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