Virant Praises Achievements of Public Administration Ministry
Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant presented the achievements of his ministry in the 2004–2008 term, saying that the term had been eventful and dynamic and that the ministry had done a lot. He stressed that it was also up to the users of public administration services to assess the work performed.
Virant stressed as the main achievement of the four-year term of the new ministry an increase in the quality of public administration and its democratisation.
The goal of the establishment of the Ministry of Public Administration was to gather all services responsible for public administration under one roof and give political emphasis to public administration, said Virant.
Among the measures that improved the quality of public administration, the minister emphasised the opening of offices every first Saturday in the month. This proved to be a good step, with 45,000 clients having made use of this opportunity within a year, according to Virant.
He also pointed to the elimination of numerous administrative obstacles, including the abolition of territorial jurisdiction and of the car registration sticker, the possibility to verify signatures in administrative units, and the abolishment of income tax returns.
Virant is also proud of the one-stop-shop system for the registration of sole proprietors and companies. According to him, procedures are fast and free of charge, there are no forms to fill out, and there are also fewer difficulties with incomplete applications.
The minister believes that the government's programme for cutting red tape has been a great success. He emphasised savings in public procurement for the entire public administration, which stood at EUR 9m at the annual level, while simplifications in the area of personal data protection for small and medium-sized companies saved EUR 36m.
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