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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
: m: J$ q7 C; ]8 s I8 ~$ L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:6 e! V+ Q7 {6 H
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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: w, q$ i. t: sFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.". @2 [$ M1 _0 t
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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.
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1 @7 K# Y( j; P$ }0 a/ @# T) MBut 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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