Federal government prepares new bureaucracy relief law

Another bureaucracy reduction law is expected to be passed before the end of this legislative period. A federal government working group has now presented 22 proposals for reducing bureaucracy.

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

The Federal government wants the reducing bureaucracy continue to push ahead and, before the end of this legislative period, further relief law A working group commissioned by the government has now 22 proposed measures for the new law. It would be the fourth of its kind.

Most recently, the Bundestag the Bureaucracy Reduction Act III in September 2019, thus disappointing the trade. Holger Schwannecke, Secretary General of the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH) certified to the Federal Government "lack of creative will and courage" in reducing bureaucracy. The measures are "disappointingly fragmented," and relief for craft businesses is not foreseeable.

ZDH hopes for more effective law

Now the ZDH is hoping for a more effective law and is cautiously optimistic that this time it could really provide relief for craft businesses. The working group's proposals were successful. right approaches According to the association, the ZDH had already submitted over 50 proposals for "Unbundling the jungle of paragraphsThe majority of the measures proposed by the working group are aimed at easing the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suggestions from the tradeHere you will find the Catalogue of measures for the craft sector.This is about, for example, the electronic exchange the financial administration with companies that faster and simpler status determination procedures for the self-employed or relief for young companies in Procurement procedure and improving the regulatory framework for Company transfers.

Suggestions from the trades taken into account

The working group also incorporates some suggestions from the skilled trades in its plans. These include binding Information from the tax office on tax matters within three months or the increased use of cooperative tax audits, which quickly and with the least possible effort for all those involved.

Also included in the catalogue of measures for the craft sector are the working group’s proposals on simplified queries domestic VAT identification numbers and the Reduction of duplicate checks for exhaust gas measuring devices. There are also proposals for measures to improve planning and approval processes (five proposals) and to reduce the burden on citizens (three proposals).

Success for advocacy

The ZDH records the suggestions taken up by the crafts sector, which are always with a view to operational practice were developed as Success of advocacy towards politics. Some of the working group's proposals are already being implemented, while others are still vague. This leaves room for further clarification. Furthermore, given the limited scope of new projects, the Central Association hopes further suggestions for reducing bureaucracyThe catalogue of measures for the skilled trades provides the appropriate basis for this.