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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 7 y. u X) i& z
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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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1 r- X! M u% b7 _$ |4 p6 KThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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$ k) Z! `+ B9 Y1 \ NFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections." J9 w8 [, |2 G: i. e
3 N6 D8 C e, h2 zAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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9 Z+ c+ p) X$ W6 J {) s0 lMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.! D/ d. ^* \& C. i" k0 k5 m
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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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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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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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