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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 " S& \7 M& d. O( F2 `% 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:' a3 S8 h: B/ B0 x
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline : N; }/ S, p$ n/ e
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12/21/2008
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& S* p5 k Q0 c
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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& q% R, o a9 C# E( }9 mAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."; e; ?9 s/ w; ?) K9 }/ i: N- n1 `
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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. e: z' ~+ z a1 @+ QBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.5 k7 s r- |: n" L2 d! u
+ I' H; g" ?4 M) KIt 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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