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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
1 B: b4 c m1 R1 c' l$ f: 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。
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7 r& z l" J; }3 P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:# e s! W5 j+ E; E
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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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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. ?; _$ \0 u: ]' c/ lFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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. {, q6 G" `! l! g: Q, aAngeline 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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+ B9 y5 v- E6 w. ~Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.. j6 c0 A* s2 ^
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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.
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P( h: M, D: e8 KBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.9 i1 F% ~, n. q' @
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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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