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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
2 D! k m+ g" [6 h% m: x0 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。; O5 z9 h" Z( [7 I2 r
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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：2 l- e; O: O" c; |$ k7 m
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline : N! L7 o% ` ]* m) }4 z8 R% i4 A
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.3 _- g, e4 M! E: u
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.& L( {: M, X) A- R* F5 L h
& [! h# s% M0 a- j; H$ WAngeline 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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, s9 X0 t: s0 n+ D7 @+ f TMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.3 o1 [. G; o$ r g# T. A a
9 L) v% {0 w7 H$ A& I2 v9 k6 ^/ ^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.
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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.; F1 s: W0 C# M% q: b; s ^- E
, {# Z, a. u5 ^9 F+ W9 E( yIt 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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