THERE are likely to be strong opinions voiced in favour and against some of the proposals contained in the Welsh Government's new White Paper on public health.
Launched today by health minister Mark Drakeford, the plans include the introduction of a minimum price per unit for alcohol and - perhaps most controversially - restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes in public places.
The former measure is in the process of being introduced in Scotland. The latter would be a UK-first.
A minimum alcohol price is seen by some as the best way to tackle growing levels of binge drinking and alcohol abuse. It would mean an end to cheap deals in pubs, clubs and supermarkets.
Yet it would be a move that would rub against Chancellor George Osborne's recent budgets, when alcohol duty has been cut, and certainly punishes the vast majority of responsible drinkers.
The e-cigarettes proposal will also have its opponents.
The arguments in favour of restrictions on their use in public - seven years after the smoking ban was introduced in Wales - are that the devices normalise smoking and undermine the ban.
But many people will see the move as a further restriction on their personal liberties and an example of the nanny state running wild.
The consultation process on these proposals is likely to be passionate and prolonged.
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