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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 G7 g! s4 }, C3 ~' Y
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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( M2 }+ C1 N) [9 O( \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:# p1 u l- c4 [9 p/ ?
* Z E5 }+ C+ W; KAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 3 {3 B3 ~. G! r2 x E
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' ?! x8 D# L* Y" P& z' F- B1 M+ pThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.9 d. p- E! |, E B7 r' n+ i
{- \" c! M% a9 B8 [& w! dFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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. m" d& d3 ~# w7 u4 Z' t( e$ [4 X( oAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."9 ~0 u2 @$ L0 x# n/ K* r7 P( _" D
! N1 A( s& t. |2 gMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.+ G/ N- T4 W: r) ]# ~
1 n$ o: ^6 M$ \1 g3 wThat'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.8 F8 s6 f& L6 _0 {- e6 I; z
+ x7 ^2 c& Q. x1 w8 RBut 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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