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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
% W9 c; d4 z0 n) I+ V7 Y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:6 ~9 r$ }: Z- L: j7 o' x2 Y! h
" F+ e# F( b9 G) k3 sAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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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.1 l3 K5 m f! A6 U8 q* s2 c( M
% t5 X0 _1 ~* K* \( FAngeline 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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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.8 C1 H5 }4 r3 L% K6 o! o5 D
' Y; Z4 _ ]/ R6 uBut 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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