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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
$ l7 P" X/ T. @2 k# P7 o9 h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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 7 {: y- s! I6 ]& u
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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 $50 million dollars from initial budget projections., ] e' o( G( l; ^7 {' w
& G( A% o; k$ r; j. _) h- u7 ]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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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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' o9 {) `5 }0 R6 q8 C1 vThat'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.6 q4 K% D& Y7 T+ r/ J5 \5 ^1 @+ x6 a4 N
5 S4 g7 A% C5 ^5 W. dBut 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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) }1 }, y1 ^8 I0 p9 t6 |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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