The proposal to ban smoking in public places, was assessed by the European Georgia. Giga Bokeria believes the sanctions are too tough. The party believes that the ban will not reduce the number of tobacco smokers.

"Nobody is disputing that cigarette smoking is harmful, but the only way to ensure that more people take better care of their health, and smoke less likely is to pull the country out of poverty and make it rich, and not by introducing the draconian regulations, which some of the EU countries such as France, Estonia and Finland do not have. The result of the law will be that it will be ignored many times and in many places, and sometimes it will be a source of corruption and in all cases will damage the business and tourism. That will have impact on the income of thousands of our citizens, they may lose income or lose their jobs, so the outcome will be complete opposite, "- said Gigi Bokeria.