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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
! X5 a" h& k" |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。
4 r& J K% V9 g: G0 a 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ... 7 M2 i# i6 {' G, x# m' J7 v
4 c4 B& ^4 A6 @, q N' G+ i+ \' d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:7 ^" x" z2 h; h, g2 t* h
1 a3 N3 x! l/ C; x3 j& DAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.% h) E0 V7 e3 R/ c, q5 g
& n! O+ @, W' _' d# }7 KFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections." ]$ F! r3 i: v/ {. S0 s9 N
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."5 }- _; W3 ?. T& H- E' d% N% }
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.; J: m+ p. ]* i+ b( n
5 g3 Y3 |% @. ~: e1 L% a, I9 eThat'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.5 {& P# S( w% n8 [6 K- k: ~1 q
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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.; V& s7 t' \9 V I; L
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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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