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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 1 V- @; d! b r
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。& a- U' g/ O, T& T \. S; _0 E
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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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline + a3 k) s1 K8 m) m3 [+ j! t% v8 {
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! ]# b8 C' T) A% K# rThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.! f! d, @7 H" {
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."/ ^' b& e* l/ R+ {. c: h* o8 M
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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# U% Y& j% g! b- {5 r" qThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.& v' _$ P6 @5 {1 A9 A r5 h; v" H2 D
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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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y( o9 P9 G2 m B7 ~9 P i( A4 I9 HIt 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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