Government's economic "deregulation" package submitted to Parliament
The government has forwarded the so-called deregulation package to Parliament. Economy Minister Dumitru Alaiba explained that the aim was to reduce red tape and corruption, make state controls more transparent and digitise. The proposal is that small and medium-sized enterprises should not be penalised in their first years of activity. The package of laws also includes other benefits for entrepreneurs and employees.
"With the vote on this package of laws, companies in their first three years will have controls. But these controls, once again: they will be advisory, without fines. If the inspector comes and finds the same violation repeatedly or if a violation is serious, with risk to life, obviously there we are talking about a fine," says Minister Dumitru Alaiba.
Moreover, state controls will be announced beforehand and entrepreneurs will be able to record the inspector's actions by photo or video. At the same time, when hiring in the catering industry, the expenses for the medical examination will be covered from the insurance fund, thus doing away with the blue medical passport which is a source of corruption costing about ten million lei a year.
"First effect. For employees in the HoReCa sector, they will no longer have to go annually for a truly humiliating procedure, once again I tell you. And, if you don't want to pass it, then you have to pay a bribe of, according to their reports, 300-350 lei each... this passport," said Dumitru Alaiba.
Government estimates indicate that the economic deregulation package will help firms and employees save a total of 50 million lei a year.
