In reality, the current administrative fines in many fields are no longer enough to deter.
The act of driving a car in the wrong direction on the highway can cause a series of accidents, even taking the lives of many people, but the maximum fine is only 40 million VND with a deduction of 10 driving license points.
Similarly, many major fires caused tens of billions of VND in damage and took the lives of entire families just because the facility did not meet fire safety standards, but the fine did not exceed 50 million VND.
Meanwhile, the cost of recovery after each case is incalculable because in addition to money, there is also blood, tears and people's lives.
The increase in fines as proposed by the Government is completely in line with international practices and current management practices.
Increasing fines is not to make things difficult for people, but to clearly warn that violations, whether unintentional or intentional, must pay a heavy price if they threaten the lives and property of the community.
Therefore, a high fine not only causes "hammer and pain", but also breaks into a sense of responsibility, thereby creating sustainable changes in behavior.
There are some concerns that raising the penalty ceiling will put economic pressure on people, especially low-income people.
But to be fair, it is impossible to reduce safety standards for the majority because of concern for a few; the poor do not mean violators.
On the contrary, it is the ordinary workers who strictly comply with the law who need to be protected from the risks caused by the violations of others.
Reducing traffic accidents, reducing fires and explosions, reducing violations in cyberspace, etc. are benefits that the whole society, especially the disadvantaged, will enjoy.
Of course, increasing fines is not the only solution. Increasing fines must go hand in hand with improving infrastructure, perfecting the system of signs and road markings, strengthening propaganda and education and adding handling forms such as public service, revoking the right to use licenses...
But if the law is not strict enough, all other solutions will only stop at the level of propaganda and calling for help.
The Government is facing an urgent need to re-establish discipline and rectify hot areas with strong enough legal tools.
The increase in fines, if implemented synchronously, transparently, with clear subjects and specific bases, will not be a burden but an important checkpoint against the dangers lurking every day.
The strict law is to protect the people, and there is no too high penalty if it saves a life or a family from tragedy.
