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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 6 q. Y/ x: g9 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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( @! `( V7 b# Z. V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:; |$ s) Y% A5 Q3 v+ o
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline 0 J% _% p1 A" c/ j1 B. F# |% q
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue. O- z4 w" L0 i4 x
4 X9 U' \5 ~# B2 a% ~3 x9 l& qFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."& w$ a- R) j: K) D8 o' q5 Y5 |
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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* r& x* m& W3 h: g3 }" qThat'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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' [6 F" w/ E$ y0 qBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.. c) G+ e$ @4 }1 ^! X- b/ w0 a& ]
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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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