Less bureaucracy and more digitalization?

Draft law - Less bureaucracy and more digitalization?

The federal government has begun voting on a draft that aims to ease the bureaucratic burden on citizens and businesses. Among other things, this goal is to be achieved through shorter retention periods for certain documents, more digital processes and the removal of some regulations.

As can be seen from the Federal Ministry of Justice 's draft for the Bureaucracy Reduction Act, the planned changes affect areas as diverse as the Commercial Code, the Value Added Tax Act, the Federal Registration Act and the Maintenance Advance Act. For example, German citizens will soon no longer have to fill out registration forms in hotels.

Buschmann: "Only the first step"

"I'm probably getting on the nerves of my colleagues in the cabinet when I constantly emphasize that this is only the first step, it won't stop after that," said Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which first reported on the draft. "We are creating a total relief volume of more than three billion euros. The Bureaucracy Relief Act contributes to this with a relief of around 682 million euros," he calculated.

Buschmann had already said a few months ago that he also wanted to campaign for a bureaucracy reduction initiative among the member states of the European Union. This is because the majority of bureaucratic requirements are a result of regulations at EU level.

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1. In response to the draft law, various European countries, including Germany, are expected to review their own bureaucratic processes to adhere to the proposed changes.
2. The proposed 'Bureaucracy Reduction Act' from the Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany aims to shorten retention periods for documents in areas like the Commercial Code and the Maintenance Advance Act.
3. With this draft law, the Federal Government of Germany seeks to streamline bureaucratic procedures, reducing the need for physical document retention, thereby promoting digitization.
4. The Federal Ministry of Justice's reporting on the draft law highlights the importance of digitalization in easing bureaucratic burden for both citizens and companies in Germany.
5. Marco Buschmann, the German Federal Minister of Justice, asserts that while the draft law is a significant step in bureaucracy reduction, it is only the beginning of much-needed changes.
6. The proposed draft law has received support from German politicians and companies, who believe that it will lead to a more efficient administration, saving companies and citizens billions of euros.
7. The EU, in coordination with its member states, must also consider digitization and bureaucracy reduction measures to align with Germany's proposed changes in order to remain competitive.
8. The German draft law on bureaucracy reduction and digitization could potentially serve as a benchmark for other European countries, encouraging them to adopt similar policies to improve their administrative systems.
9. The EU Company Law and other legislations need to be reviewed and potentially amended in accordance with the principles of bureaucracy reduction, digitalization, and transparency outlined in the draft law to remain effective and supportive of businesses in the European Union.

Source: www.stern.de