Agencies. 20/01/2001. 19:07
The English Federation of Funeral Services held its annual meeting and assessing the impact of hardening of the smoking ban is having on the sector. The 234 associations that make up the association unanimously agreed to urge the Government to leave in abeyance the implementation of standard because it is causing "significant revenue losses worth billions of euros." Also, collect signatures to launch a legislative initiative to get the amendment of the Act came into force on 2 January.
The funeral demand their modification "in the line of the 23 European Union countries, with economic and social costs far less, have adopted laws more flexible." The Federation will promote the creation of a platform "to host all organizations and citizens to show solidarity with industry, whose prime objective will be collecting signatures to make the aforementioned legislative initiative to amend the law.
Federation today provided activity data in the sector. According to a survey among its members, eight out of ten have reduced their revenue from 11% to 40%. "The traffic law and was bad for us, but with the law of snuff can give us the lace. If fewer people die, we'll have to cut jobs, "said a funeral parlor. The greatest fear of the funeral is a reduction in smoking and the consequent reduction in mortality from lung cancer and other diseases associated with snuff, and the disappearance of 3,000 people a year from passive smoking.
Minister for Health, Social Policy and Equality, Leire Pajin, has said he will listen to the funeral but reminded them that this is a law passed by Parliament. "We will listen carefully, as I have always done, all you have to say and its conclusions," said the minister told the media when he visited the pavilion of the Valencia Community Fitur.
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