Current Affairs Government launches fresh attempt to ban tobacco advertising
On Monday, the government approved a proposal banning virtually all tobacco advertising and sponsorship of events by tobacco firms in the Czech Republic. Earlier this year the lower house of parliament approved a similar law but only weeks later the legislation was defeated in the Senate. The new centre-left coalition has vowed to push the legislation through this time. Statistics say 19 percent of Czechs smoke on a regular basis and 13 percent occasionally. According to the World Health Organisation around 22,000 people die each year from smoking-related illnesses in the Czech Republic, that's a daily toll of 60 people. Pavla Horakova spoke to Doctor Eva Kralikova, an expert in giving up smoking. She began by asking her about the trend in smoking in the Czech Republic.
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