The authors of the anti-Smoking concept of the Ministry of health has denied the information about the inclusion of a proposal to ban the free sale of tobacco and 2035. It is reported TASS with reference to head of the Department of public health and communications Department Oleg Salaga.
He acknowledged that some professionals really wanted to set a specific date for the ban of free sale of tobacco (in particular, 2035). “However, this offer is currently not widely expert support and therefore not included by the Ministry in the actual text of the draft concept,” said Salagay.
He stressed that the formation of a generation free from cigarettes, is one of the main objectives of anti-Smoking policy throughout the world.
Previously TASS with reference to available document reported the target orientation of the concept. According to him, among them — “recognition of tobacco goods, free sale of which is prohibited”, as well as a reduction in the number of tobacco users up to 1 percent of the population.