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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  M1 p4 u8 t7 U) @5 `7 y3 V
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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) y( R/ ^4 O7 A. F$ X9 n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：1 @" s2 `5 s+ I7 A% z0 M' M, L7 g
7 A7 V; H+ h% m# `/ r6 Q) H/ I9 ]9 ZAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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; W$ H1 N% d. G: }, A& ?# ^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.- `/ b1 D4 I7 j- V& B% _
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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."
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v, f0 w* d3 B" p! o# Z7 FMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.# Z0 a4 S/ d1 Q7 g
' \$ H1 k3 \9 e' ^, H) rThat'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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# u* A- x9 O, l- b: ^( P2 cBut 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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