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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
2 g+ k( L! L) F3 ?) W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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9 q; ]0 b! }3 _- b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： l* k' n C) h, E# V
# U! a) j/ y( W3 e, ?4 Y9 CAlberta tobacco sales on the decline : t2 L, A& \! C6 b; u8 u- A0 u: T: \
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8 x | v5 d9 @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.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.", c. V8 N& g) q5 k" }2 o
% y; r" P* `% wMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.: b; X7 m6 }- {1 M/ ^
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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.9 C6 E# |7 L) O% Y Y
& y" i6 X4 R+ X4 pBut 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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