Speaking to RFE/RL by telephone, she welcomed the new regulations as more liberal than previous versions. But she expressed doubts about their practical implementation. Stroi notes that almost all professions, especially in the service sector, touch on consumer rights and she predicts that the government will use this as a pretext to continue requiring Latvian proficiency from most private-sphere employees. Stroi agrees that Latvian consumers should have the right to receive information in their own language while shopping or conducting business, for example. But she says it is an issue the markets have already begun to address because businessmen who don't speak Latvian lose customers.