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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 5 J1 u3 O4 E, u' ^4 R" d0 R
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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+ u l: i( w6 ?, Z' E" M' c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:/ _, |1 b; Z' p% q( ?% T' Q" z* A
3 [7 a9 u# g1 B2 [$ N) y) h# \Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 0 q" e/ K0 a" r. J% X& \
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- u0 q4 ]1 m# O+ k! H0 U8 G3 XThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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- r: t3 f; J: w/ Q% Q* A cFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.5 x. [. m6 ]2 r. x9 a1 i; p
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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 Y+ ?9 o: i1 @' }0 P+ h2 n
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Meanwhile 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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' g0 {2 B: X6 u) I0 WBut 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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' A# |7 Y( z5 Y+ w7 p/ FIt 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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