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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
2 v4 }8 |4 Z' a/ U( z, c. n8 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。' L; `! W7 f+ @0 e7 r1 p
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; \2 w2 K( b; \2 Z# V0 }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:( E" I2 h4 N4 N" ~
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline ; d$ P3 i: N9 Z; Y
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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 $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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) g; |; g6 x7 \# ^, ]; EAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."" M! i! F) W/ b$ `9 F0 B6 @) X
/ K& ]( r: d* t7 n1 ^, ]$ gMeanwhile 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.1 W$ y& u. q9 v0 P: S
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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." V0 x/ s3 u$ ~% z9 M
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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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