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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
* s! i) d8 n% i/ M( v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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h- x2 i% M3 L: Q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 4 p7 s+ _) e' c( h Z2 `
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c2 @4 ~; j X" b( R3 K$ JThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.7 m' U2 q2 q, K2 \7 K
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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."! X" R9 |8 z/ A7 E3 U) Q3 \, {
$ I4 C# p& j2 F6 Z9 ^Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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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.) V* F* H) j- b" Y1 z h8 o
: |) ?4 {" d, u$ W) q8 W" tBut 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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