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Support from tobacco firms

Tobacco companies agree with the store owners. Under the law, cigarette producers will be barred from sponsoring public events, and stores will be barred from displaying cigarettes. The products will be hidden and requested from a price list, and smoking will be prohibited in most public places.

Tobacco producers say many of these measures are excessive and will not lead to the desired results.

“While we support comprehensive and effective tobacco regulation, the bill contains a number of extreme measures that will not reduce smoking and are likely to lead to adverse consequences,” said Irina Zhukova, director of communications at Philip Morris International. “The proposed bans are flawed policies that will not achieve their stated health objectives. Instead, they will unnecessarily restrict competition, damage small retailers, and cause an increase in illicit tobacco trade.”

One of the reasons behind the proposed restrictions is that small traders are allegedly selling cigarettes and alcohol to teenagers. Both kiosk owners and tobacco producers claim this problem could be solved by increasing fines.

“The fines for selling cigarettes to the underage are ridiculously low and should be increased,” said Alexander Lyuty, director of corporate relations at British American Tobacco Russia.

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