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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  / o- I) x" J/ N% n6 \
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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' N" Q9 e: m8 t. g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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. g0 N1 t& G y0 BAlberta tobacco sales on the decline ; z, } |' C6 M" n. P7 p
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5 R2 r% P) G' O5 |( p9 C# BThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.7 E1 w- L* o4 P' A" E
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."/ n7 H* g. O1 r, C
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.$ I4 q" ?$ O! E2 F9 P; e' Z
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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.
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* ?5 j* B# N" E7 ~. `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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2 L. [8 D& x* QIt 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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