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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 ( o& l" U; U( m# N4 b8 f
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。& B4 L- ~! `; M& B3 {# d5 n' v& E
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7 q! P5 H& o% d6 Z, s/ x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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+ [# _9 N a2 l* d/ Q- f! d. ^Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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) p0 Z1 B5 q1 l/ G6 F0 V. iThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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" g3 f+ H, k/ I8 w3 B6 F* S9 vFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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9 b6 `9 \& f- c% d4 oAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."3 e- P! v5 X+ b6 ?+ B/ \/ ]( M1 u& f
8 k! H& f, i8 {- i3 ~ a MMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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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.9 ^& R& K; {' s0 p1 |
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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.
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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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