Only 14% of Ukrainians believe that the bill on oligarchs will improve the political and economic situation in Ukraine, according to a study published by the Gradus sociological service.
According to the survey, in particular, 5.5% of respondents believe that the bill will reduce the level of corruption in the country, another 5.4% admit an improvement in the standard of living, and 4.4% – an improvement in the state of the economy.
In turn, 27.6% of the respondents are sure that the law on oligarchs is declarative and will not lead to the promised results. Some 14.7% believe that the result of the adoption of such a law will be a redistribution of resources and the emergence of new oligarchs, 9.5% – that the government will receive an instrument of influence on big business.
Only 27.2% of those polled believe that the law on oligarchs will, to one degree or another, reduce the influence of oligarchs on politics. Some 40.1% disagree with this statement, while 32.3% found it difficult to answer.
The poll was carried out on September 20, with 1,000 respondents interviewed. The sample reflects the structure of the population of Ukrainian cities with the number of residents over 50,000 people aged 18 to 60 years by gender, age, size of the settlement, and region.
Social service Gradus recalled that on July 1 the Verkhovna Rada adopted at the first reading bill No. 5599, known as “the bill on oligarchs.” The bill was supported by 275 deputies.
Four out of five parliamentary factions believe that the bill on oligarchs will lead to human rights violations, restriction of freedom of speech, and political persecution of opponents by the current government.
According to the conclusion of ombudswoman for human rights Liudmyla Denisova, the bill violates the Constitution of Ukraine. Rada Chaiman Dmytro Razumkov sent bill No. 5599 “on oligarchs” for examination to the European Commission For Democracy through Law (Venice Commission).
