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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
! f2 N( ^( W! A) V. w; I. H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:. d; R5 i* ^; X* o" l x$ [9 ^ G
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 2 c8 a9 l$ R8 `8 F
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/ ~ b t! [+ `* d% y0 a l$ J! iThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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6 a% h$ Y8 j5 x% qFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.1 S+ U b2 a- v4 k: }% m
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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."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.) w6 A, Y* K( S* n& E6 \% v, O' {2 D
9 n5 y2 q* ~ fThat'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.1 z3 n; E5 E& H# N
8 O) k! ^; f, R+ F, [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.
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3 E4 [4 I2 s) f1 }" e' r7 K* z: mIt 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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