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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
% S0 c6 X6 C; 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。
" e3 s3 r& x% s% }% x/ z 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ... / a* ^4 ^: q1 e2 V+ n: F+ b' S
# D# l" U. T* M |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:% s: {& m7 r! w& J: j, k( v; r
. f0 O# p8 S3 u7 w* ~$ w$ YAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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4 q4 u/ d* m8 o5 |9 c) nThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& o$ F6 j7 ?3 D2 L0 ]9 T
# w9 P! Q# a; t0 o& hFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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% p' W0 s+ Z1 p, zAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."# {( e' q9 j/ j2 v
# U( G# W+ M0 A- T$ iMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.$ c' M1 i9 d1 k1 o& E, j
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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.! e$ L U8 ~! p' w+ h' x
/ g2 b9 _; ]3 T g8 B! oBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.! M3 M9 l- V4 N% Z" b/ O! s
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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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