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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  . g, Y/ N6 n9 m; N3 b4 R% N$ w7 A- X
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。- i: Y/ T8 e: r9 x6 f
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% q# q6 j/ i3 `9 O* j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：. T: }" i3 _& j6 G9 o
$ }; a/ {* i: HAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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4 x7 ^4 q! Y$ D2 nThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.& M# E1 `0 Z" ]7 D+ d' d- z
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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0 v# Y( O2 U! x1 i: N; uAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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6 w: r1 T' v3 Z% |Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.' S% w( J$ m: A) E. L. t4 Q
+ B- _$ P n2 X8 [9 {That'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.$ A5 o! x1 r h P
/ s& r' P- _* m/ [6 BBut 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( X: ^: T9 x1 b; ~( c
; _* W% B* q' S2 dIt 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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