The Ministry of Consumer Affairs satisfies FACUA's demand and will take over powers to fine massive frauds

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs will assume powers to fine companies that perpetrate massive fraud when it affects consumers in several autonomous communities. Minister Alberto Garzón will thus satisfy a demand that FACUA-Consumers in Action has been making since 2015 and that was presented to the Minister at the beginning of the legislature as one of the priorities considered necessary to be carried out through a reform of the General Law for the Defence of Consumers and Users.

This Tuesday, the Spanish Cabinet will initiate the reform of the aforementioned law, so that the Ministry responsible for consumer protection will share sanctioning powers with the autonomous communities. The intention of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs