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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
# Y8 \/ p$ l3 f+ D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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) j) F+ X6 o7 `! b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:& Y- \5 _" R8 v8 c4 L
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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! w- v. ^, F/ a4 |& |The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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* H* p. l. a2 M; ?" b6 W+ MFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections." d: Q6 o$ n9 k: D
1 G1 ]* i. \1 w, C$ K: KAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."5 X6 C) g, Z# H# c, b
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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+ k# ^' B4 m: f, rThat'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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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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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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