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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ; i5 w. k3 b7 l) 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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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:% u/ d0 X" b" l% E8 D5 m
6 u7 r# f5 Y3 H! t, x; {( _Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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+ R" T- ], _6 c( dThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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$ b% z( K: d% 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."2 @4 c) ~8 z% ]" G
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.8 ~- O- l" [" B, U
+ M7 ?8 w" y0 G# u; R3 z% ?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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* {0 c/ k# Z2 K3 q1 G) E0 mBut 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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# \0 Z. n, ^0 _. P. H3 ?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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