Within the framework of the fight plan, the French government seeks to face the “challenge” of achieving “a generation without tobacco from 2032.” Those who do not comply could be fined.
He government of france announced this Tuesday that will prohibit smoking on all beaches, parks, public forests and near schools and that evaluate the possibility of imposing fines to those who do not comply with the regulations.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Health, Aurélien Rousseauwho at a press conference stated that, “from now on, non-smoking areas will be the norm“. Likewise, he assured that the authorities plan to generalize the “7,200 current tobacco-free spaces” and that they are even studying the possibility of imposing “fines”according to a dispatch from the AFP news agency.
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Anti-smoking plan: increase in the price of cigarette packs
The new anti-smoking plan 2023-2027 seeks to face the “challenge” of achieving “a tobacco-free generation from 2032“and, for this, the French government implemented a series of staggered increases on cigarette packs. In this way, the bundle of 20 cigarettes which costs 11 euros, will go to 12 euros ($13.1) in 2025 already 13 euros at the beginning of 2027.
“The price increase works and is very effectiveas well as the object of a global scientific consensus,” said Rousseau.
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What will happen to electronic cigarettes?
The government also plans ban the calls “puffs”, disposable electronic cigarettes single-use, especially popular among young people.
More than 12 million people smoked daily in France in 2021which is equivalent to 25% of the population between 18 and 75 yearsin the last five years this figure dropped to 16 in youths.
Source: Ambito
