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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
5 ^1 Z: R+ t" \. Q- `9 b) f/ p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:1 t: @2 `; w+ S+ j7 [7 D
$ v+ R: F( b* F2 C+ x+ tAlberta tobacco sales on the decline + c1 Q( n5 T/ i! p! j
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1 X. P2 j& @. u/ E- j6 `The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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" E) O9 U8 `! ^) MFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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- X& M# B5 |0 [( JAngeline 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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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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- N5 m, s" R; z/ \+ w2 }. qThat'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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& N6 h9 g* H3 v& bBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.
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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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