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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 2 e& r3 O/ v3 F3 ~
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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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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: s/ G$ Y l1 }Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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Q4 C) Q& }8 {' |The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.6 S7 a) B6 D- V. s2 ^
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections., ^5 N: T; b5 O7 I4 p) a
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st. {- m+ I0 v |* C
1 k) Z& }. `" u; m! B, @* p bThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.6 u8 P6 Q$ g& t2 r; y$ c
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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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, h6 j5 W G8 E. F- K( c- B8 L( q3 @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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