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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
8 _5 y- Z6 ]# t9 k( h9 S4 `/ k* 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。
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" w/ |, w3 ~1 }; a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:* M* @3 J6 l0 M' w9 N) g
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.1 l: U9 b3 l' F6 z& z+ \
$ j4 H6 V" R/ U/ _) nFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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# @* b$ H U D% [. R1 BAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."7 L" M+ K* q6 A. n a0 z" b
/ S* n. Y ?2 n' b- Q/ p( lMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.. s1 c+ |/ }$ h+ ]' S; K
6 N0 A( v; X& C6 d% e4 _6 H4 }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.2 `/ l2 c9 v. w
* ^8 O4 U o6 u1 G8 aBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.8 V8 b! x) f9 P( l
) o$ s, x( k( u, K( f+ g t PIt 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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