Electronic cigarettes may not now be used in health or educational facilities, on transport or near public administration offices, particularly those offering service to the public.
The autonomous communities, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality in the Interregional Health Council have agreed to raise the subject of E-cigarettes with the various political groups, recommending extending the ban to cover all public spaces as is the case with tobacco.
According to the Health Minister, Ana Mato, the move is to ‘protect children’. The group has also agreed to lobby for an amendment to the Anti-Tobacco Law to classify electronic cigarettes – vapour producing devices – as a ‘tobacco’ product.
Presumably, if such a move were to be approved, this would allow the imposition of Excise Duty (currently around 65% of the price of cigarettes etc) and the generation of much needed revenue.