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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
2 C1 Z& e# x q) 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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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:( {9 t ]; D* x/ ~; f/ Z) e
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline : q4 v3 l$ o3 Q v% Z% k
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.- v3 @0 ?/ K6 y5 v7 F2 ?! R
* P) m r& [ ^7 P/ l' TFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."# E& i9 h; \7 }4 t& ^
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.# ]; c( `0 Z% ^% w# h! O
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But the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.$ J) Q2 P7 J, H/ ~
+ T/ a8 l5 \( \ z$ cIt 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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