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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 3 n+ M6 d- F1 T1 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。& f5 ~! T+ l4 I2 k: U0 S
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 3 t* Z# \( M, O2 {
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8 w$ U' A2 z- [" \6 |. R- \The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.6 N) Y/ D7 d/ U( W& h. a5 p
$ V, K* A6 k% ^3 b" _2 ZFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.* R; A% Z& q% |7 V. E& X1 B; i7 A
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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."* }+ l) ]. ~7 p) g% S' X! K! ]9 c
+ _* F. i5 {: i* G/ LMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.: r( B: F- n8 y+ j1 X" `
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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.4 B" Z) T+ x5 e0 z5 N/ l; a7 Y
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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.
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- E& I/ k) n! J0 j/ G' NIt 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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