Smoking Law Passed

The Spanish Congress has today passed unanimously the law that will ban smoking in public places, such as bars and restaurants. The ban is due to be introduced on 1 January 2011. Local pressure in Mallorca had attempted to get a re-think, arguing that there will be a 12% loss of customers in bars and restaurants and a 25% loss in night bars and also arguing that recession is not the time to be introducing such a ban.