The health Ministry plans to ban the sale of tobacco after 2050
The Ministry of health has developed a draft concept of state policy on combating tobacco consumption for the period from 2019 to 2030, says RBC.

The Ministry of health has developed a draft concept of state policy on combating tobacco consumption for the period from 2019 to 2030, says RBC.
According to the document, the Main goal is the gradual reduction of tobacco use by 2050. The health Ministry is also considering the option of phased withdrawal of tobacco products from the market.
the Ministry stressed that in 2016 in the Russian Federation smoked for almost thirty percent of the population - more than 40 million people. By results of examination Department, 2040-2050 year the number of people with this bad habit shall be reduced to five percent, which will give the opportunity to stop the sale of tobacco products.
In addition, the concept of the intermediate target of the Ministry of health is to reduce by 2025 the number of smokers in the country to 25 %.
In addition, the Ministry believes that the budget revenues from the sale of tobacco products is much less than could bring him in building healthy citizens.
So, the state will not have to spend money on detection and treatment of diseases caused by tobacco consumption, as well as on different social payments due to these diseases. In addition, no cigarettes in Residents will increase work capacity and life expectancy, reduced disease. In General difficulties, according to the results of the analysis of the Ministry of health, the country has lost about 2% of GDP due to this problem.
in 2013, Russia adopted the "anti-Smoking" law. First, the inhalation and exhalation of tobacco smoke is banned in stadiums, educational institutions, universities, hospitals, shops, playgrounds, and likewise the aircraft, banned advertising and sales promotion of tobacco. In the summer of 2014 banned Smoking in hotels, cafes and restaurants, in trains, at railway stations and airports.
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