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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 1 M! P6 i+ b) D
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。
5 d% Z3 k9 L! y0 t- X/ ~# T1 y 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ... 0 n+ H* N" d+ q6 C2 [/ G. D
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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:) e0 r N4 y; i4 L4 ?5 `, [
, j- j2 e- W" M6 e% A* t4 T' w5 dAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 9 u' Z0 `' w' Y5 i1 {
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. ?9 ]+ E( w- t* aThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.' j8 K: Y% J! A, w5 g! y+ X
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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2 B0 m+ _& [1 j4 c3 m) q Q9 ]Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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; r* U3 W4 E& i0 S( s7 eMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.2 M) G- S3 O9 h
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.! V7 S# Q3 K6 c" z4 @$ P% u
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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.3 G+ U) i E" V$ Q# N' I9 Y- {9 `; A
4 A( W0 Y9 }% m! B7 {6 r) w. PIt 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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