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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 : o2 J2 i2 r w& A
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。# K' C! I- d0 R& H7 G6 Y$ o
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' [/ P' k9 m7 b) E. q& c% U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 : a2 E/ H& y8 s3 d) ~5 G
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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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# J# M0 O( u/ y, c) kFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.1 E) E: b/ d- X4 A N% N5 O
$ _3 O _1 U; `. b- UAngeline 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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7 s7 B: V5 H! a9 _, zMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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4 W6 x# B. e6 j5 T3 b+ y& w; XThat'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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' L- s- d: l0 r' ]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.* }4 K+ e. ^, |& }4 w' I( K
: V; J5 w: Q# ^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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