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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  ) d" ~ |% k0 Q% E: @! j3 t+ \3 N
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。7 p0 R2 Q8 P- v0 j$ n" M6 @+ e2 i
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: Q0 V$ I4 p3 A( D. c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 * F+ r8 q) H4 H( L/ _4 l! B
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1 b; `$ A4 p e- [4 B2 l+ n7 ZThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.; N8 |: G4 H, S
/ ? K* N- b2 c9 h5 m+ G7 s: fFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.& O: m. y' O- a
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.") @+ G8 C! m4 D
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.9 h8 p+ S! F" ?/ b* d- Q2 Z! M
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But the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.' S1 C. B) F5 Y8 ^. w
1 [7 u6 D* Y$ 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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