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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  4 l, N: h5 P- z, ?2 P
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。5 n0 W% A8 c8 U; x$ z
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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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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline & @+ H+ Z0 w& b
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.6 t4 \% s8 v7 m z- ?" ~
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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, o! H) }# R+ N9 tAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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4 Z- [, E1 r z8 s0 vMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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9 k7 U5 Y1 i# u- w( O0 ?! PThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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- U% t1 N( y; y5 `; oBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.+ L$ Q. Z/ {9 w# S5 p
) k9 D! F9 y# C6 S, r- nIt 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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