Stricter smoking laws to apply from Jan 1.
- smoking banned in all closed spaces, including workplaces, restaurants and pubs; fines apply from April only
- smoking areas can only be assigned in open air spaces, at least 5 metres from the entrance, but not at child-care, education or health-care facilities
- indoor smoking only allowed in “cigar rooms” of hotels, at product presentations and at institutions where people are incarcerated (prison, psychiatric care units)
- excise tax on tobacco to go up twice, in February and July; the govt targets extra revenue intake of 20 billion forints (EUR 64.5m)
- mandatory health-warning images to appear on cigarette boxes as of September
- laws since last summer ban smoking on all public transport including long-distance trains, at stops and stations and in underpasses and playgrounds
