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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
; z1 d) B* ` [$ M+ X4 _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:# t6 ]! N7 _) Q. Q8 @
# t7 A7 ]- ?; Y- n/ N& hAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.: F: e1 B7 I# e) |
$ h, b* ^; s( [2 M3 h+ V5 _" T" PFigures 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."& t) f# K0 d6 W0 k: k
8 x2 Q7 n& h+ |) nMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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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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: R; D. }1 z& c5 ?2 CBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.( v9 _( ^3 N8 p% ~& Z7 o
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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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