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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 . [% u8 h/ ~! m2 e3 G- M- J( Z
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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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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4 R* A! A3 E; y* hAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 7 r9 u6 y/ G3 s
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$ u4 P1 [3 N) h& uThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.+ y8 e9 x+ u; s0 f7 \+ C& @* e- I
! t4 T: N6 E; K/ ~9 z* |# QFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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& X3 u9 e: T x; n2 jAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."7 L) R* o9 J: Y
8 L+ i# i% r Y( H3 l! kMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.' V) g W5 _4 V* A: g
. b0 a! Z3 Z, N, {: eThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.1 n. y) @3 t1 i; I; P
6 Z. W7 ~! U+ I; f w Q$ \; E' r0 sBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.* n# K: D s& h) ~' m+ X/ n
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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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