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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 5 _4 \7 }" y! L" Q
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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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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; j, {2 Q1 a% hAlberta 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.$ l2 G3 H( w5 \8 o
9 y. u- `! c, B% HFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections./ D8 P+ G5 p9 v+ [9 [6 m9 h5 f. g
5 Y! i, R& C* q; B! w) rAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."& p- ~, ~+ N$ A" v1 w& M2 O
# x, c. C( v0 _* G$ nMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 P# l5 H2 `$ u# E) {5 J
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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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8 k7 h& ^; b* S3 X% m9 FBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.4 J0 i1 }1 O# Y7 h
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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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