Put that out! Italy ministers fume over proposed smoking ban

FILE PHOTO: A man smokes a cigarette in front of St. Peter Square, in Rome, Italy November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian health minister's proposals to extend a smoking ban include the outdoor areas of bars and parks, according to details reported by local media, drawing the ire of right-wing cabinet colleagues who labelled him a "communist."

Minister Orazio Schillaci, a technocrat with no party affiliation, said in January he would crackdown on smoking, including of e-cigarettes, which are being widely used by teenagers.