In the debate article, they refer to the ongoing government investigation More Common Tobacco Regulations. It has received additional directives to investigate whether Sweden can introduce neutral cigarette packages and a display ban on tobacco products in stores.
“Decisions on plain cigarette packages and display bans, that shops should not display tobacco products, are a matter of human health,” write the two secretaries-general. They emphasize that it is not possible to compare tobacco with other commercial goods because no other product is as harmful to health.
"We work every day to defeat two of Sweden's biggest public diseases. We are constantly faced with the very harmful effects that cigarettes bring, and therefore we prioritize measures that can lead to fewer people starting to smoke and more people quitting."
