Summary
SCOTLAND'S biggest pub group, Punch Taverns, yesterday shrugged off the potentially damaging impact on pub takings of the Scottish Executive's promise to stub out smoking within enclosed public places including bars and restaurants.
First minister Jack McConnell's announcement of new legislation is expected to be one of the most far-reaching anti-smoking laws in the world.See the full content of this document
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Punch Says It Can Take Smoking Ban On Chin
However, Adrian Fawcett, chief operating officer at Punch, said it was too early to assess how the ban would work.
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