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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
) s' W: \/ e+ |. ]' v/ t: j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。. [* U* p. ~5 h" f! y- N$ h
加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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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:+ E5 m# @5 V# I* n1 k0 A% b
# k) ], S6 C* w% i! v. _Alberta tobacco sales on the decline , J# O: G+ u* E: b* E
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1 [) }. v& M- V6 ^ r& ~8 r3 {The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.$ x. U6 i% t, g0 B7 j1 l
- a6 i6 h0 _4 \1 X% O2 B& bFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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9 j2 Z5 K$ Z, L, d" `& E3 f% aAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."- B, I. E6 z# m( q0 A7 `
( g, a% |: D, b- ^, ?Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.! q9 h& l5 I& n% O# v6 ~* ?- E
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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., ?7 [3 B d' x2 J# b+ Y
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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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