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Partial Smoking Ban in Austria: Same Difference, Say Critics
"The last government tried to balance health and business and ended up with an indecisive solution," he added.
Whereas traditionally big smokers like France, Italy and Britain have managed to fully stub out their cigarettes in cafes and restaurants, Austrians have been very reluctant to follow suit.
Wein & Co, a chain of winebars, banned smoking earlier this year, hoping to set an example, but recently started welcoming tobacco-lovers back after business flagged.
"The Austrian smoking ban won't work because it's almost not a smoking ban, except that businesses have to spend a lot of money on making these partitions," noted Sylvia Hartl, a pulmonary disease specialist at Vienna's Otto Wagner hospital.
"Examples from abroad show that a general ban is the way to go," Stickler insisted, citing the cases of Ireland and Italy.
For now cafes, clubs and restaurants will have to post large signs at the entrance - green for non-smoking and red for smoking - to indicate their preference.
"We must wait to see the impact of this new legislation," Health Minister Alois Stoeger told Kurier.
"A review will make sense after a year."
Source-AFP
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