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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
& V& M5 E" G5 Z9 d- K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。- x3 i' y2 Z! {5 {( s! z8 @8 l
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0 _" ]3 e# V! N8 W5 h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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6 C& \; m' ]8 ]. K" U# UAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 5 M9 L- W# p2 I, M* K* o! b* o
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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; ]- q0 y' @+ {( K' QAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."9 I2 p4 h" e1 }* p/ y
! G$ q& D/ n; n! DMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.9 S- |! K6 M* N F0 z# z3 ]# K
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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.6 f2 [# P. U/ H1 _4 y4 M1 S8 c3 c
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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.. U' P& A E8 v7 E! C7 M1 V: d
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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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