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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
" a7 O9 x9 v( Q* g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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6 b% x- f) b$ [$ Q4 F) m# q: N+ {& I ?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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12/21/2008
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9 e0 Y+ Q& W2 f* X; W$ B$ oThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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* F4 v$ }7 {) l: a( Z) ~ M( m; XFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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0 p; M5 @; }: NMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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& R5 ]& w$ S, B( c" Z/ e+ w, f8 DThat'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.( Y2 _/ }! c% E6 \% C* o4 H. X
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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.4 L4 F+ h5 i1 x$ v( t
( Z0 `' }) H: h4 L! W, C3 S \+ W+ ?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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