Metaphysics in the use of plain language by the National Revenue Administration and the Ministry of Finance Cover Image

Metafizyka w stosowaniu prostego języka przez Krajową Administrację Skarbową oraz Ministerstwo Finansów
Metaphysics in the use of plain language by the National Revenue Administration and the Ministry of Finance

Author(s): Ireneusz Nowak
Subject(s): Public Administration, Sociology, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: language relief; plain language; “customer”; Head of the National Revenue Administration; Minister of Finance; employee; officer of the Customs and Fiscal Service

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article are the issues related to the use of simple language and its simplification, with particular emphasis on the project Language Relief, which is implemented by the National Revenue Administration together with the Ministry of Finance. The author critically evaluates the above “activities” and appeals to the “decision-makers” from the Ministry of Finance and the National Revenue Administration to withdraw as soon as possible from the infatuation with all kinds of linguistic novelties about the so-called simple language in the area of tax law, or more broadly, public finance.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 51-110
  • Page Count: 60
  • Language: Polish