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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
6 X: d c1 J4 e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。6 ?7 P' ^2 E8 F/ F9 V8 s$ V; M
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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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$ \4 N# m, W7 ~1 q7 L, |4 YAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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% N! _( c0 _8 w3 K- EAngeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st." f* F+ V5 y/ \# w
' R( w: n& u& P: A, l5 tThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets./ }/ c9 \+ ]' O' @& \8 o6 `, H* E- M$ e' F. Y
! F! ~! m1 Y! ?. q3 `- I: nBut 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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: j3 U4 A9 ^) n7 G( K" VIt 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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