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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 
( o1 v/ _5 V. j A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。3 P t; m& b" W
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:7 {+ a. I4 ]+ D; F; E
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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9 A- L3 Q0 t1 I; l, r: XThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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% g& K$ x V9 W! T* YFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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; d. Z2 N) V3 j& |0 r6 l+ C# |* [Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.* J# X6 W1 ] I0 X
5 N0 z T' e3 ]$ Q, m' FThat'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./ V, k' C7 c8 R
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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.8 M% ~9 G' p( ]: Q; B/ x0 f8 W
8 q; T. F2 L1 m/ iIt 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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