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Businesses breathe fire over smoke-free zones expansion in Jakarta
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Business groups warn the new rules could eat into revenues and disrupt livelihoods.
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JAKARTA – Jakarta’s plan to expand smoke-free zones and tighten cigarette sales regulations has been met with strong pushback from business groups, which warn that the moves could eat into revenues and disrupt livelihoods.
The Jakarta City Council’s special committee finalised the draft of a long-delayed smoke-free zones by-law on Sept 29, in line with a 2024 central government regulation requiring all regional administrations to adopt such measures.
