▫ According to Reuters, the Swiss population overwhelmingly supported a ban on all tobacco product ads, thereby ending the country’s tax restrictions.
▫ As Switzerland conducts direct democracy, the idea that was submitted to a public vote on Sunday won approval from 57% of voters.
▫ According to Reuters, the decision on Sunday was aimed at preventing the younger generation from smoking in a country and now bans advertising in newspapers, billboards, the internet, cinemas, and events.