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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 5 s- J( G9 X% H6 V+ y
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。* f8 h9 T4 X# ^
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6 ?: J- f5 o; ~! q! D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:8 M \3 ?+ h/ s% P. d4 S' e" x
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline ; x) g4 m& p6 s/ B5 c C
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.% v M; F% q c% h5 p: s
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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8 U$ t; C1 v8 o/ KAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."" S/ t* A; k* F: V( d1 |
' W1 Z4 h; d0 L, H( wMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st. s% M+ P/ {3 \7 K; F4 o, M1 V8 a
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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.) ?$ J7 `; P0 M/ q% b. ?9 l0 n
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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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* \6 L6 i5 k/ R% ^. _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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