For yet another example of determined action to reduce administrative burdens, see what the State of Victoria (Australia) has been doing.
“Along with Denmark and the Netherlands Victoria is one of the world’s leaders in cutting red tape. This is one of the ways we have kept the worst of the Global Financial Crisis from crossing the Victorian border” says proudly the Treasurer (minister of finance) summing up his Government’s Reducing the Regulatory Burden initiative, now into its fifth year and credited for delivering over $401 million worth of red tape cuts per year. As in other countries, some stakeholders remain skeptic, as for instance the Victorian Employer’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) which calls for further measures to simplify procedures related to tourism, and address “green tape” (environmental protection-related paperwork).
The main advance in this area has been the development of the Regulatory Change Measurement methodology that measures not just admin burdens but compliance costs and delays. (For more details contact me: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sabhlok)
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