41.5 percent of Poles support the restoration of trade on Sunday - according to the latest study by ACE Research. Compared to erstwhile studies, the percent of commercial supporters on Sundays has decreased. How many people voted to ban trade on Sundays?
41.5 percent of respondents were in favour of restoring trade on all Sundays. The opposing return to the state before 1 March 2018, erstwhile the law limiting trade on Sundays entered into force, was 47 percent surveyed. On the another hand, 11.5 percent of respondents did not have an opinion on this issue - according to a survey conducted in the second half of February this year.
The authors of the study reminded that 52.6 percent of the respondents were in favour of trade on Sunday, 38.9 percent were opposed, while the undecided ones were 8,5 percent. Respondents awaiting trade liberalisation on Sunday besides had an advantage over opponents in a survey conducted a year ago - 46% against 44%. It is clear that the percent of people awaiting the return of commercial Sundays has fallen.
"In my opinion, Poles are mostly accustomed to restrictions. In addition, society is already tired of talking about a possible re-establishment of trade on Sunday, especially since there has been nothing circumstantial about this subject for a long time," commented Robert Biaj, 1 of the authors of the report.
According to experts from UCE Research, the results of the survey would be different if the respondents were asked what they think about the anticipation of re-establishing trade on 1 or 2 Sundays a month. "This could be the solution most of the population could have. most likely this percent would be higher by 8-10 percent than the 1 who advocates trade on all Sundays" - said Biaj.
According to the authors of the report, there is no indication that the trend will shortly change and the proportions of supporters and opponents of the return to trade on Sunday will be reversed. "The failure to fulfill the pre-election promise has contributed to this. Poles halt believing that the withdrawal of the ban on trade on Sunday is real, so they are increasingly skeptical about it. You can besides see that the retail manufacture itself does not truly care about specified a change" - concluded Runaj.
According to the study, people aged 18-24 (53.7% in this age group) are primarily in favour of restoring trade on all Sundays. More supporters of commercial Sundays are besides in the group earning PLN 7000-8999 net monthly (52%), and among the inhabitants of the cities of 500 1000 (49.1%).
People in the 55-64 age group (58.9%), earning between PLN 1000 and PLN 2999 net (51.3%), as well as residents of the village and village to 5 000 inhabitants (54.7%), are opposed to restoring trade on Sundays.
The Act introducing a gradually ban on trade on Sunday entered into force on 1 March 2018. As of 2020, the trade ban does not apply only on 7 Sundays per year: last Sundays of January, April, June and August, as well as Sundays before Easter, and after the amendment besides 3 more Sundays before Christmas.
The Law limiting trade on Sundays provides for a catalogue of 32 exemptions. The ban does not include postal activities if the revenues from this activity represent at least 40% of the revenues from the sale of the facility. In addition, it is not utilized in pastry shops, ice cream shops, liquid fuel stations, florists, press shops or cafes.
For breaking the ban on trade on Sundays, there is simply a punishment of between PLN 1000 and PLN 100 thousand, and for persistent violations of regulations – the punishment of restrictions on freedom.
The study was prepared on the basis of a public opinion survey conducted in the second half of February by the CAWI method by the UCE investigation Analysis and investigation Platform and Shopfully (until late Offerista Group) on a example of 1003 adult Poles aged 18-80. (PAP)
