Reducing bureaucracy: "The federal government must step on the gas"

The bakery trade welcomes the fact that the Federal Government is working on the fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act, makes additional suggestions and calls for rapid implementation.

This article is part of the special topic Bureaucratic madness in the craft industry

The Federal government wants to introduce a new bureaucracy relief law The bakery trade welcomes this. In its view, the businesses must be excessive A government working group has presented 22 measures that are intended to provide relief for companies. The measures also address proposals from the Central Association of the German Bakery Trade .

The Bakers' Association submitted proposals to the federal government in October of last year. "The issue of excessive bureaucracy has reached the political arena, and our suggestions and submissions show effect", says Michael Wippler, President of the Bakers' Association. "We expressly welcome the draft law on the Business Data Register Act presented by Federal Minister Altmaier. This law would exempt companies from unnecessary duplicate reports of data within the scope of their statistical obligations."

Bakery trade demands improvements

Still not satisfactory However, the proposed measures are largely no specific ones provide for legal changes and are often limited to general announcements or audit orders. "Here, urgent be reworked," demands the Chief Executive Daniel SchneiderHe stresses that, from the perspective of the bakery trade, key proposals are missing, such as the amendment of the Working Hours Act and the introduction of a de minimis threshold for the obligation to issue receipts or the Regulatory Control Council of the State of Baden-Württemberg proposed relief for the bakery trade.

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Source: Central Association of the German Bakery Trade