The Kyiv City Council banned the sale of cigarettes, including electronic cigarettes, as well as any other excise goods in all MAFs and kiosks in the capital.
This decision was made on Thursday, June 13, at a meeting of the Kyiv City Council. The deputies made this decision synchronously and unexpectedly, voting for an amendment submitted "by voice" by one of their colleagues.
The amendment was introduced by the deputy of the city council, Oleksandr Mishchenko, during the review of the new Regulation, which regulates the interaction between the city community and the owners/tenants of public transport facilities, kiosks, pavilions, etc. Mishchenko made the correction simply "from the voice", adding that he supports the project as a whole, except for the point about the sale of excise goods and tobacco products.
"I believe that cigarettes should not be sold in kiosks," the deputy added to the applause of his colleagues.
The head of the Department of Territorial Control of Kyiv, Mykhailo Budilov, who was the speaker on the issue of the Regulation, only clapped his hands - saying that he has no opinion on this matter, "I personally do not smoke - but it is up to the discretion of the hall."
As a result, the body of deputies decided unanimously: 71 votes were in favor, 1 abstained, and another 20 deputies present in the hall did not vote.
