Over 140 proposals to reduce bureaucracy and regulations have been submitted to the Estonian Employers’ Confederation and will now be passed on to the new Economic Growth Council, which is seeking to cut red tape.
Estonia’s leading retail company TKM Group, which includes Kaubamaja and the Selver supermarket chain, told “Aktuaalne kaamera” it has seen bureaucracy growing.
One example it provided is the requirement to install electric car chargers in shopping center parking lots.
“For instance, our group gave feedback that this represents a very large financial burden for businesses, and although an impact analysis is included when building a charging station, the cost per vehicle can reach €40,000 to €100,000.Based on our own example, if I normally spend about 100 working hours on a report, this year, with the obligation of sustainability reporting, it took about 1,500 working hours,” said Erika Mandel, Head of Sustainability at TKM Group.
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