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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 * p. L9 y) L3 y7 T
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。5 P% `9 G7 z! {1 j
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8 r9 D) p* r, L# p- V- O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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% \) m' P( P+ _# P: ~, Z, L: kAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.! D! W, J. K9 v/ x. J+ j1 [% u& C
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.' ]3 I$ _% H+ I+ }
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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." g& I7 u$ S1 w' z: f
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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8 E$ l. Q' h( x% t. MThat'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.( I& X* t* J+ I
% g) n9 v% C# k3 ~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., E; G$ k' n$ P2 q+ W5 T' b# o
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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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