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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 # Z- `& Q5 {# C; T% M U1 K
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。: M4 A! Q: `) K; G
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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3 N! N3 I, q, W( z' F* B4 C+ {! w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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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4 U. W ^$ Q# a; Y# ?' Q/ oThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.1 N" ?0 G7 i( ]( A
4 A* Z7 ?! P8 ]2 X5 l/ mFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.' r5 \; d+ j( y% {, v' Z
8 q) U6 u3 ]' ]0 j2 n' OAngeline 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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2 S* I/ L4 p! `1 g+ W; XMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.. i- Y- F& S9 B. B0 r
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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.
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# r6 S5 G6 m3 q9 D) O3 g8 |) r1 zBut 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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