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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 4 `. E' ~5 G( ? `
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。 L& L( d9 R1 e) b) V/ B
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: D" N. m* L8 S c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
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12/21/2008
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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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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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5 S7 Q3 x3 ?/ O3 xAngeline 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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* {2 m# f, m AMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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% N4 L: x8 _' F4 O5 E' S2 |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.. V: p* d# c- k9 d- w
( `9 z- r% O, r0 n8 @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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/ ~4 E+ I( n5 u! [4 VIt 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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