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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
y5 }; x6 V9 {4 f' [1 u- Q* Z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。
. R9 b+ \# R k, {$ l 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
) k- m- ~" P% J2 X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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0 A* ^' ~5 e, X- j3 oAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 2 C b* }' Z) y2 B. y! P
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) e# u) [4 i1 {6 ~The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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) K! x* j3 y+ b1 s$ I/ G8 nFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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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."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.0 U# R; a l4 K" U! x
" c" Y) I3 s- bThat'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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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.
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- u! D& G, d' H, K: A4 a7 ^ \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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