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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
P' I9 ]- N# X) U5 n" i# I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。0 a0 n# G$ Y$ N3 g- _ @
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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:
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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4 \* R" u8 w7 y8 W! AFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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. ?, r6 b" [4 {0 d) ~- NAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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" k( v; N) v! I8 t5 t9 T \" N2 HMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.: Y$ i+ ?8 }7 m' @1 V ^- U
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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.6 _* H" W- `' D/ I* {
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But the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.0 a7 o/ q$ L7 Y( U) I# ?8 |5 }
- }5 m5 z6 ~; TIt 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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