Smoking ban now apparently lifted for some
Posted: Wed 3rd Nov 2010 06:42 pm
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THE new Dutch government has scrapped a smoking ban for small bars and cafes, reversing a public health measure introduced two years ago by the previous administration.
Health Minister Edith Schippers says the ban will be lifted on family-run bars and cafes smaller than 70 square meters, but won't change for places larger than that.
Ms Schippers said overnight in a letter to parliament the move "gives consumers more choice".
Small cafe owners complained bitterly after the ban became official in July 2008, saying it sent their profits plummeting.
Ms Schippers said the government will lift the ban immediately.
THE new Dutch government has scrapped a smoking ban for small bars and cafes, reversing a public health measure introduced two years ago by the previous administration.
Health Minister Edith Schippers says the ban will be lifted on family-run bars and cafes smaller than 70 square meters, but won't change for places larger than that.
Ms Schippers said overnight in a letter to parliament the move "gives consumers more choice".
Small cafe owners complained bitterly after the ban became official in July 2008, saying it sent their profits plummeting.
Ms Schippers said the government will lift the ban immediately.