Spain proposes tougher smoking ban

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Smoking at a restaurant like this one in Spain could soon be a thing of the past, that’s if the government have their way. Spanish law makers want to stub out the habit in public places like bars and restaurants but it’s an unpopular proposal in a country where around 30% of the population smoke.
The truth is that I wouldn’t like it because if there’s a cigarette I want it’s the one after having lunch.
Even some non-smokers don’t support the idea
I think it’s wrong, wrong because it’s about freedom and everybody has to look at it that way. Imposing something, I don’t agree with that. I think it has to be voluntary.
The country’s trade and hotel associations say a full ban will have a negative impact on businesses.
We should all think about how a measure like this, the complete ban would change our lifestyle and social relationships like ours, which is envied in all the countries of the world.
The government says around 50,000 people die every year due to smoking related illnesses and doctors welcome the tougher law.
It respects more the rights of those who don’t smoke and this has been demonstrated in the countries where these kinds of laws are coming into force. It lowers the consumption.
Ireland was the first country in the EU to put the smoking ban into place. That was around 6 years ago. Spaniards could soon follow suit and be forced to spark up outside.