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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
, p3 e) G6 _' O: f* X ?2 q2 |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。( |* s8 }( |0 m; X1 G' ?% b; t0 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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# S: d3 J( V$ m$ h( h) iAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 7 h8 { I9 p; \5 D1 K& ?9 w) v8 U
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.0 g4 F* S* H7 Q: Q
4 c$ B7 j8 J5 ~$ [ ^Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.# [& |& r8 H; Z# U; P+ D% F
7 E X- b% V/ o% vAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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5 c9 D/ j. @" H k+ K: x- C3 T$ ~: [Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.. K* J+ d' j/ |% ?
: |' P* A0 S; ~& FThat'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 j6 n& ` l, [! ?
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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.# z& {9 v2 z/ O2 n/ I
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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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