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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 , r$ n. ~/ [' s
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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! ^& p' `& z% t3 O/ w. pAlberta tobacco sales on the decline 8 S( R! A0 r$ x" V9 A
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. d3 T+ q3 n. CThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.! {) H4 T7 F S3 }
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.4 H/ U8 z/ ^+ R2 ?1 e9 o5 Y [
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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.") ~9 h4 l( A6 \
6 R( ~0 r; f) c- _/ X# Q4 ]Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.7 d- `2 x2 a3 V- @: s+ S+ J: y9 [
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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., e' G0 E/ `9 V
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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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