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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ( X9 L+ _7 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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, w8 @2 n' v# x3 A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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8 J" l# ?4 }' X! Z0 U2 wAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 1 s6 q' N7 p/ Q) L/ g( x
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2 |( B& u+ Z5 d9 S0 Y$ J- ]& }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 $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.3 N6 m6 M# O/ ?1 C
: F/ X: n, J" p, \, C, zAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."9 d2 {! k% N$ |: z! P
+ J7 S! @6 r& F. {Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st., q* J, d% t; O6 Z4 F1 v4 ]9 l
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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.) |9 t! w4 [2 j1 K4 p
0 L1 F4 a$ [: K4 }0 w) P 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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! W& R( E( X9 v7 O( u/ ^; U$ iIt 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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