Britain has condemned the changes in e-Declaration and urged Parliament to reconsider the decision
The obligation of representatives of public organizations to file the electronic Declaration is a step back. This was stated by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland to Ukraine Judith Gough, in his Twitter.
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According to her, this kind of reporting may harm the reforms, so the decision needs to be reconsidered.
“Changes in e-Declaration is a serious step back, which can limit the ability of public associations to increase pressure on them to stop the reforms. The necessary review,” said Gough.
Changes to #edeclarations law a serious step back. NGOs Could limit capacity, expose them to pressure & affect reform. Needs urgent review
— Judith Gough (@JudithGoughFCO) 24 Mar 2017
We will remind, on March 23, deputies of the VR adopted amendments to the law on e-customs Declaration, according to which, representatives of public associations are obliged to submit reports on their incomes.
We will note, earlier people’s Deputy from the faction “people’s front” Tatiana Chornovol his amendment proposed to introduce e-Declaration and for individuals who are founders (participants), editors (the editors) media. But during the discussion the proposal was withdrawn because the journalists do not receive salaries from the budget and not live on taxpayers ‘ money, unlike civil servants.
Also, we emphasize that the Embassy of the United States condemned the new changes to the law on e-Declaration.
“E-Declaration for senior public servants is a powerful step in the promotion of reforms in Ukraine. Members of civil society play a vital role in ensuring transparency; to make their target – take a step back,” said the Embassy.