According to survey of MF Daily, 43% of MPs are for the ban of smoking in restaurants. Smoking should be allowed only in separate rooms. Parliament should take a vote in a month period.
Our view:
The bans of smoking in restaurants, under condition of separate rooms has been discussed for some time. As not more than 1/2 of MPs showed their support for the proposal we expect it will be hard to push it through in the Parliament. Nonetheless, should the ban proposal finds enough supporters so that the Czech Republic follows at least to some limited extent efforts across Europe, we would see it as negative for the whole tobacco industry.