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Jump to full article: Angus Reid Group (ca), 2008-01-26
Intro: Many Austrians disagree with enacting a full prohibition on smoking in restaurants and other establishments were food is served, according to a poll by OGM. 50 per cent of respondents oppose a ban, while 42 per cent support it.
Tobacco is considered as the largest cause of avoidable death in the European Union (EU) . . .
On Jan. 15, Kitzbuehel Tourism Association chief Christian Harisch expressed support for a complete ban on smoking in Austrian gastronomic establishments, saying that the country has to portray itself as healthy and not as "Europe's smoking paradise." Harisch said a proposal put forward by the Health Ministry to allow owners of establishments with fewer than 75 square metres to decide whether they would be smoking or non-smoking was "complete nonsense."
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