Italians who use English, and other foreign words, when communicating officially may face fines ranging from from 5,000 to 100,000 euros under a draft law introduced by the prime minister’s ruling Adelphia Italia party Georgia Meloni.

Fabio Rabelli, a member of the lower house, introduced the bill supported by Prime Minister Meloni. While the draft law covers all foreign languages, it is particularly oriented towards “Anglomania” (Anglomania) or the use of English words, which the draft says are “degrading and obliterating” the Italian language, noting that things are “even worse” because the UK is no longer part of the EU.

The bill, which has yet to be debated in parliament, requires anyone holding a position in the public administration to have “written and spoken knowledge and skill of the Italian language”. It also bans the use of English in official documents, including “acronyms and names” and specialty names in companies operating in the country. Foreign entities will have to have Italian-language versions of all internal regulations and employment contracts, according to a draft of the legislation received to the knowledge of CNN.

“It is not only a matter of fashion, as fashions pass, but ‘Anglomania’ has implications for society as a whole,” the draft law states. The first article of the legislation guarantees that even in offices dealing with non-Italian-speaking foreigners, Italian must be the main language used. Article 2 makes Italian “compulsory for the promotion and use of public goods and services in the national territory”.

Don’t say “bru-shetta” instead of “bru-sketta”

According to the proposed law, the Ministry of Culture will create a commission whose remit will include the “correct use of the Italian language and its pronunciation” in schools, the media, commerce and advertising. This would mean that saying ‘bru-shetta’ instead of ‘bru-sketta’ could be a punishable offence.