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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  ! e1 n4 Y" n4 H* ]$ I. w8 \
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。: O. V+ b; t# U/ M' ~# X
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; b# n: T4 l' \2 @; `2 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：* I* `2 E. `0 \2 c% |0 ]2 w) s1 z
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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* L: r6 ~: T9 {The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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2 E% V9 g' u' l* k5 g( DFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.. |2 ]# y' A6 w: p
. P0 W/ N# k' B5 B1 ~Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect.") F7 \3 ?. U! u' w# e
5 q3 O* C3 C& o. P4 w/ dMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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; ^. t" \. V* o" i8 I! D5 A8 VBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable., Y+ @9 }& d+ _% _$ P# ^, h
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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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