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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
! ^( [7 b; d3 i: {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:4 I: u9 q8 u+ @
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 2 r8 S5 L! N+ W' s; u
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$ ~3 p1 n5 q8 SThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.- Z+ e6 Y) M8 q; D; ^( F; N
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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6 E/ i( M6 i1 l* M( oAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."0 J5 F/ ^( A2 E5 @
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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But the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.- k! m7 U3 x4 x& `& h! u P7 D
3 k* c6 H, X$ U6 o8 MIt 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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