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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  9 G. m, x k m
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。7 ?- C1 I, v* @ s
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" i$ ~' M! }! s. g& m4 M, W( 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：1 i! l# r' J1 s* D7 }$ P
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 5 G) G2 p, S4 R! @
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& _, m/ _/ `8 F# G3 vThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.) ]" G0 B2 l$ F7 O1 l) R) }
) w" I* x; o; a7 s [/ c3 VFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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" Q$ x- y# B1 h( Z, N WAngeline 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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) j& v" f7 d' G% CMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.6 `+ n( q% E! y H' A- ?) H) `
. [4 k* y# r4 y1 c3 S; y1 L. ]4 P3 HThat'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. e3 t Z% _3 Y7 ]; u
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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.+ l7 t! V: G" Y2 y, x
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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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