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Cutting Red Tape – Legal and Institutional Tools to Promote SMEs

Tina Sever
Tina Sever
, 
Dejan Ravšelj
Dejan Ravšelj
, 
Aleksander Aristovnik
Aleksander Aristovnik
 e 
Polonca Kovač
Polonca Kovač
   | 17 ott 2020
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Pubblicato online: 17 ott 2020
Pagine: 195 - 213
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2020-0011
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Figure 1

Red tape reduction at the intersection of contemporary conceptsSource: Kovač and Sever (2016)
Red tape reduction at the intersection of contemporary conceptsSource: Kovač and Sever (2016)

Figure 2

The extent of administrative barriers within individual areas – overviewSource: own (2017)
The extent of administrative barriers within individual areas – overviewSource: own (2017)

Figure 3

Administrative barriers identified by the SMEs in the selected areasSource: own (2017)
Administrative barriers identified by the SMEs in the selected areasSource: own (2017)

Figure 4

Solutions identified for reducing red tape in the selected areasSource: own (2017)
Solutions identified for reducing red tape in the selected areasSource: own (2017)

Ranking of key administrative areas

Administrative area perceived as an area loaded with administrative burdens (N=689) Administrative area perceived as an area loaded with administrative barriers (N=675)
Rank Area Share Area Share
1 payment of public duties 53% payment of public duties 45%
2 accounting 46% accounting 38%
3 inspections 27% employees 29%
4 employees 25% inspections 29%
5 construction permits 22% construction permits 20%
6 (re)establishing an enterprise 5% (re)establishing an enterprise 9%

Spearman’s correlation coefficients between solutions for reducing administrative barriers and the perceived extent of administrative barriers in individual areas

Greater stability of sectoral legislation Change in sectoral legislation with deregulation Change in sectoral legislation with procedural simplification Introduction of extra e-administrative services & development of the existing ones Organizational merging of the bodies to achieve uniform relation with the parties Development of public officials’ solutions-oriented attitude
Dealing with the employees 0.134** (N=458) 0.151** (N=455) 0.076 (N=455) 0.015 (N=450) 0.019 (N=450) −0.002 (N=451)
Taxes and other contributions 0.051 (N=462) 0.099* (N=461) 0.093* (N=461) 0.013 (N=451) 0.073 (N=451) 0.059 (N=454)
Accounting and financial reports 0.095* (N=457) 0.123** (N=456) 0.122** (N=456) 0.053 (N=448) 0.121* (N=449) 0.079 (N=450)
Inspection and control procedures 0.166*** (N=444) 0.132** (N=444) 0.063 (N=444) 0.018 (N=437) 0.059 (N=437) 0.096* (N=439)
Construction and similar permits 0.201*** (N=407) 0.127* (N=407) 0.078 (N=409) −0.053 (N=402) 0.078 (N=405) 0.143** (N=406)
(Re)establishment of an enterprise 0.116* (N=414) 0.179*** (N=412) 0.069 (N=415) −0.062 (N=409) 0.044 (N=410) 0.093 (N=411)

SMEs at the EU and national level

Type of enterprise Number of employees Annual turnover Annual balance sheet total
Medium-sized enterprise EU: < 250Slovenia: < 250 EU: ≤ €50 mill.Slovenia: ≤ €40 mill. EU: ≤ €43 mill.Slovenia: ≤ €20 mill.
Small-sized enterprise EU: < 50Slovenia: < 50 EU: ≤ €10 mill.Slovenia: ≤ €8 mill. EU: ≤ €10 mill.Slovenia: ≤ €4 mill.
Micro enterprise EU: < 10Slovenia: < 10 EU: ≤ €2 mill.Slovenia: ≤ €0.7 mill. EU: ≤ €2 mill.Slovenia: ≤ €0.35 mill.

Key areas relevant for a business-friendly environment

Key (administrative) areas
Doing Business by the World Bank (research Focus is on: procedure, time & cost) Research performed on SMEs, 2016–2017 (research focus is on the RTR perception by SMEs)

starting a business;

dealing with construction permits;

getting electricity;

registering property;

getting credit;

protecting minority investors;

paying taxes;

trading across borders;

enforcing contracts; and

resolving insolvency.

sectoral regulation;

employees;

payment of public duties;

accounting;

inspections;

construction permits; and

(re)establishing an enterprise.
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