France to ban smoking on beaches as it seeks to avoid 75,000 tobacco-related deaths per year

France unveils price hike and new restrictions to reduce smoking

France's health ministry unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to tackle cigarette smoking in the country, including bans on smoking in parks and on beaches.

France wants to get its residents to snuff for good. A new anti-smoking programme unveiled by the government aims to foster a “tobacco-free generation” by 2032. Among other things being introduced included smoking bans in public places while greatly increasing the price of cigarettes.

New increases in the price of cigarettes and the expansion of “smoke-free spaces” on beaches, in parks and near school facilities: the French government on Tuesday presented a new plan to combat smoking, AFP reported, citing Agerpres.

France will launch a plan to combat smoking that involves an extension of tobacco bans to public spaces such as beaches, parks,...

“Smoke-free will be the norm in future,” announced French Health Minister Aurélien Rosseau. Forests, beaches, parks and public spaces around school buildings should become smoke-free zones.

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