“Commissioner for the protection of the state language Olena Ivanovska proposed to the government to increase administrative fines for violating the law on the Ukrainian language. She emphasizes that the current amounts of fines do not deter violators and do not motivate them to comply with the law. The proposal has already been sent to Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko. This was reported in the office of the Language Ombudsman. Ivanovska proposes to make changes to the Code of Ukraine on”, — write on: ua.news
Commissioner for the protection of the state language Olena Ivanovska proposed to the government to increase administrative fines for violating the law on the Ukrainian language. She emphasizes that the current amounts of fines do not deter violators and do not motivate them to comply with the law. The proposal has already been sent to Prime Minister Yulia Svyridenko. This was reported in the office of the Language Ombudsman.
Ivanovska suggests making changes to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses so that fines become more tangible and have a real impact on businesses and organizations that systematically ignore the law. “Symbolic fines are not commensurate with the economic benefit received by individual business entities, and do not motivate voluntary compliance with language norms,” the ombudsman explains.
According to her, the number of appeals from citizens regarding violations of language legislation is increasing, particularly in the areas of service, advertising, Internet resources, and public information. The low level of accountability creates a sense of impunity for violators, and the sanctions in place are often less onerous than bringing activities into compliance with the law.
“Strengthening administrative responsibility is a necessary condition for ensuring the real effectiveness of language legislation and respect for the state language as a constitutional value,” Ivanovska emphasized. The Prime Minister has not yet commented on the appeal.
Law on ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a state language provides, in particular, fines for violations from 200 to 300 tax-free minimums (3400-5100 hryvnias). The amount may increase in case of repeated violations.
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