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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
1 o3 n1 s# D3 Q( _& m" V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。( f/ D6 [2 M5 y& A) N! t M
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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:2 J) T: f$ Z7 X
7 p1 V6 `- w1 V+ _5 Q! i/ c C1 [; @- zAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 5 W! W( f% E h$ B1 B* \
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.; {% {4 R& v+ K( h& }
$ r$ i( h' k9 m# I7 ^! XFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.) h8 U1 w& q# R, `% a0 [
" u# ~; B! b) z/ y, QAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."( z7 M3 z% v: A2 a9 O
! C9 v. u! i& J/ L$ pMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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! r1 |! n: n/ s/ } r5 d, 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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- G+ a; i7 I: xBut 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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