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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ! M5 h- m! I0 x. o: J- 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。- G5 X. S' o, e# P* I$ Y
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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:
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline ( T! i2 L9 K$ f; W9 r- b$ F7 v
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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 $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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1 ?$ h4 N! Y1 Q, O/ o0 e0 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 J x" N! n h1 G7 u- z
$ @& l& z- d4 F( j: @Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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9 X8 B% H8 o4 i2 Q0 |* { S, |" iThat'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.! e+ y3 z& W9 Z+ u& d
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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.
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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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