Smoking moves a ‘balanced menu’

Saturday 23rd February 2008, 9:24AM GMT.

PROPOSALS to combat smoking over the next five years represent a balanced menu of interventions, according to Dr David Jeffs.

The director of public health was a member of the review group that helped Health and Social Services come up with recommendations included in its tobacco control strategy, published in the Billet d’Etat for next month’s States meeting.

He said the 11 proposals, which include increasing the price of tobacco by a minimum of RPI plus 3% every year and possibly banning smoking in cars, will all in their own way or together help to reduce the number of people who smoke.