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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 7 v8 ]$ j- B6 C7 g) 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。
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; E( @4 X- H: B6 i/ a, r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:6 P* e. W5 q) ?
}7 j9 x" w5 v9 M& Y6 v5 w/ JAlberta tobacco sales on the decline $ s, F8 i. y) ?- z
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.3 s" x* A5 ?5 P( G* Q+ V
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.+ ]* U! N" _! {( m' U6 }
5 g/ e, ~) {- s3 H: E hAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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1 y4 y4 }7 G- t+ pThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.; ]8 q7 V" q( G
& S$ K+ o# |2 v- Q, | M& _( ~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.! i" n- Q6 F& k8 Z
# N; k& z8 v5 p4 zIt 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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