The Federation Council approved the law on penalties for spam calls

The Federation Council established fines of up to a million rubles for spam calls

The Federation Council adopted a law on liability for spam calls and advertising of loans in violation of Russian legislation.

For distributing advertising using spam calls, a fine will be issued for citizens in the amount of 10 to 20 thousand rubles, for officials – from 20 to 100 thousand rubles, for legal entities – from 300 thousand to 1 million rubles.

Liability will also be introduced for credit organizations and microfinance organizations for distributing advertising of loans and credits in violation of the law. In case of non-compliance with the requirements, a fine is provided for employees of the organization in the amount of 40 to 100 thousand rubles, and for legal entities themselves – from 600 to 1.6 million rubles.