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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
) ~9 [3 B5 {) y2 ?) d" r9 e8 {; ?6 M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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8 v. _9 z1 H9 o3 G. q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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! e) j& b/ U$ M) ?7 {Alberta tobacco sales on the decline ) y. _" L$ h) G) L8 U- g5 B
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.% s6 Z4 d: ?8 S3 A+ q, }; ^
( W) K, y) d2 F" p! d& uFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.3 H% x5 G9 z o& }( w5 j
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.". n9 N& s) q3 y& p
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.+ x: {: \7 t, [% R; f
2 g' H9 i; F# d3 N1 mThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.$ V: z: }( f9 k/ h% I, W# f
. N$ n7 E0 w4 t R# ZBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.' W7 G8 a9 E% |& o6 m9 E* z D* C
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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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