Russia is considering legislation that would significantly increase penalties for using e-cigarettes in the workplace. According to financial analyst Dmitry Trepolsky, fines could triple by 2027, reaching up to 15,000 rubles. While the approval of these legislative changes is considered highly likely, the implementation process will take time, meaning the new regulations won't take immediate effect.
Trepolsky emphasized that this move aligns with the government's priority of improving public health and combating nicotine addiction, particularly among the younger generation. This potential hike follows a recent proposal by Ekaterina Leshchinskaya, head of the public organization "Healthy Fatherland," who urged Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to increase administrative fines for workplace smoking tenfold.
