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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 - |0 W' t/ u: F- Y) M. B
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。0 p7 O6 F: d# f0 v
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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
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& r- ?1 ?' W- s6 ^1 X: OThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.6 ~2 P5 j3 I/ |2 [+ d( e/ @
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."' V8 a* E% f7 r
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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: s) i+ ]1 S8 A/ W/ D4 p, QThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.1 y* w, O" ]1 n. P7 v$ `1 b
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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.. F$ s5 }8 }' q' l, r
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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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