President’s Administration is against total smoking ban

The first Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Ukraine Iryna Akimova considers inadmissible the total smoking ban in catering establishments, particularly in restaurants and bars as it discredits the smoking citizens.

It is possible that the respective norms of the law adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine on May 24 will be reconsidered, she supposes.

“There should not be no smoking discrimination. There are to be conditions for smoking and non-smoking people. The other issue is how such conditions are to be provided,” Akimova said.

She also mentioned that the law, which bans smoking in catering establishments is currently at the stage of consideration in the Administration of the President.