Up in smoke

This month a Financial Times report has claimed that, since the smoking ban has come into effect in Scotland, on-trade takings have risen.

According to the article, some Scottish publicans are seeing an increase in takings after just three weeks of the ban being in place.

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The results are thought to be due to more non-smokers choosing to drink in on-premise venues, combined with increased food sales and a faster rate of drinking.  db May 2006