Measuring & Reducing administrative burdens

Experience from the Netherlands

Jeroen Nijland Ministries of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Netherlands Seminar on Administrative Simplification Ankara 8-9 May 2008 © OECD

Reduction of Adm. Burdens : why?

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AB = element of regulatory cost AB should be part of better regulation program

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Because of the

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economic costs Because of the economic benefits AB should be part of better regulation program

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-25%

Measuring Burdens: SCM LAW Information obligations Administrative actions Time € Tariff P Costs administrative actions Target group Frequency

1…12

Q Yearly amount administrative actions Administrative burdens = P x Q

Measuring is not enough….: 3 elements needed

Method Infrastructure Incentives

From measurement to reduction-measures Time

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P

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Tariff Costs administrative actions

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LAW

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Target group

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Q

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Frequency Yearly amount administrative actions Administrative burdens = P x Q

100 95 90 85 80 75 70

Where did we go from 2003?

Net reduction of adm burden (ult. 2002 = 100)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007       

Mid 2003: start Cabinet Mid-2003: measuring 2004/5: identifying simpliflications Ongoing: implementation Approx. 190 measures to reduce AB; described in White Papers in 2004 and 2005 Package agreed by Parliament