What evidence is there of business success as a result of going smokefree?
There is considerable evidence from countries that have also introduced smokefree laws that the impact on business can be positive. New York’s Smokefree Air Act came into effect in March 2003. After the first year, a report found that business tax receipts in restaurants and bars were up by 8.7 per cent, and employment in these establishments had increased by 10,600. Pub group Mitchells & Butlers reported in September 2006 that food sales were up by 11 per cent as a result of the introduction of smokefree laws in Scotland. Similarly, a survey for The Times, published in October 2006, found that amongst English pubs that have already gone smokefree, profits have risen by an average of 50 per cent and food sales have risen by 80 per cent on average. The smokefree law will also have a positive impact on the health of employees, in the hospitality sector in particular. A Dundee University study showed bar workers’ lung function increased by as much as 10 per cent just two months after smok
There is considerable evidence from countries that have also introduced smokefree laws that the impact on business can be positive. New York’s Smokefree Air Act came into effect in March 2003. After the first year, a report found that business tax receipts in restaurants and bars were up by 8.7 per cent.
