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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
- x6 @! U& w S2 |; z9 B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。6 b# o- a3 Q. c4 `
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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8 m( H$ ^/ K) ]: n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 . `6 c' T# {5 e0 h* A. u
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.- j) ]* [2 E$ j+ w$ ~3 I# t
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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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( @% K; Y! U' H2 R6 d0 c" o2 e% kAngeline 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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3 X+ A! D+ H: w; }4 D+ PMeanwhile 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.- v0 X1 x, `6 S6 z( F
6 U, C3 H" L2 a5 L( A. @9 u/ IBut 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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0 E0 K+ I- ^; C! s4 F2 LIt 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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