waider | VFI claims drop in business due to smoking ban

According to the Vitners' Federation of Ireland, there's been a "significant drop" in business since the introduction of the smoking ban. The VFI is the same group that said it was okay for Diageo to add 6¢ to the price of a pint on the grounds that the price hasn't gone up in 18 months, and also the group that advocated pubs not paying their taxes if the smoking ban was introduced, and for good measure the group that ridiculed figures for the number of smoking-related deaths in Ireland. I think this may colour a lot of opinions on their claims, whether true or not.