Government - Rhein wants to reduce bureaucracy on a larger scale
Minister President Boris Rhein (CDU) wants to significantly reduce bureaucracy in Hesse in the coming legislative period. "A major topic will be how we can really reduce bureaucracy in larger steps and to a greater extent," he announced in an interview with the German Press Agency in Wiesbaden. The head of government suggested testing "low-bureaucracy experimental zones". "We could see what happens if, for example, we do without this or that regulation in a certain district."
It is about "throwing off Gulliver's shackles that we have put on ourselves over many years", said Rhein. This should not only affect the state, but also relieve the burden on local authorities, citizens and associations. "Local authorities complain about considerable bureaucratic obstacles in state funding programs, for example," added the Minister President. "When I'm out and about in the business world, reducing bureaucracy is now the top issue."
According to him, so-called fictitious approvals could also be tested. With this regulation, an application is deemed to have been approved if the administration has not responded by a certain date. "Whether or not this will sink the German administration can be tested in a low-bureaucracy experimental zone."
The Minister President added: "I have in mind, for example, that we also limit ourselves by creating a so-called one-in-two-out regulation." This means that for every new regulation, two older regulations are removed from a set of rules. "That's not easy, but I think it forces us to review certain things."
Rhein recalled the introduction of "sunset legislation", in which laws are given an expiry date. This is important because otherwise the regulations would simply remain in place "forever and ever". The head of government therefore emphasized that although it is exhausting, it is important to review laws regularly.
He also suggested examining the introduction of an all-encompassing single permit. Up to now, many different permits have had to be submitted for building applications, for example.
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Source: www.stern.de
