GRTU President and CEO met with Anthony Agius Decelis, Commissioner for Simplification and Reduction of Bureaucracy, whom explained Government’s plans to put in place a “red carpet treatment for business.”

Commissioner Agius Decelis said that the first part of the programme, the consultation with various stakeholder, was now almost complete and the second stage involved evaluation, lists prioritisation of proposals and take action directly with the relevant Ministries and Departments to ensure they deliver and the necessary changes are made.

He explained that they have already introduced a fast track application system with MEPA and GRTU said that he invited the Union to make concrete suggestions that they could work on together.

“The Commissioner emphasised that the sharing of data between Government Departments was necessary and they were also introducing a sunset clause whereby if a reply by the relevant Authorities is not given by a specified deadline, an application form for instance, would be considered accepted,” the GRTU said.

GRTU stated that “more transparency and clarity was required for a number of processes to make it clear what a business needs to adhere to and not end up depending on the whims of individuals. More clarity for instance is needed with funds and schemes so a business knows clearly whether it is eligible or not to benefit and what it needs to do.”

Anything that was not clearly stated beforehand, should be requested after, or used as an excuse to deny funds. the Union said.

GRTU also mentioned that it would also be putting forward Customs, VAT and Procurement issues to the Commissioner in order to improve the conditions for business.

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