1. Doing Business Reducing Bureaucracy

2. Background The 2011 Doing Business report is the eighth in a series of annual reports benchmarking the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights for 183 economies Israel's global ranking in 2011 is: 29

3. Legend: Leading Lagging The World Bank’s Ranking

5. Benefit for the Israeli economy How do we improve ? Improving World Bank rankings Measuring the burden and the improvement using the SCM Identify processes which have an impact on the ease of Doing Business Many government agencies participate in the process Better Regulation How ?

6.  Starting a business  Property registration Doing Business Additional Processes Phase 1 Additional Processes Phase 2  Business Registration  Import Food Products Registration  Medical Tools and Devices Registration  the Standards Institution of Israel (SII) Adding additional processes, according to SCM What needs to be done?

7. Open Discussion the Ministries’ roles in reducing bureaucracy.. How to co-ordinate processes across multiple agencies? Is it necessary to set up a dedicated mechanism to achieve Better Regulation? How does government prioritize what needs to be done ?

8. Thank you

9. A joint effort of all Government offices  Ministry of Finance  Ministry of Justice  Ministry of Trade, Industry & Labor  Ministry of Interior affairs  Ministry of Health  Ministry of Environmental Protection  Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development  Tax Authority  National Insurance Institute  Accountant General Additional partners:  Chamber of Commerce  Israel Federation of Independent’s Organizations  Manufacturers Association of Israel

10. Mapping the Costs Costs applicable to businesses and citizens arising from Government’s legislation and regulation. What is the administrative burden of regulation? The cost of administrative burden for businesses in Europe is estimated at € 470 billion per year which accounts for 3.5% of GDP EU Accordingly, the administrative burden in Israel is estimated at NIS 30 Billion

11. SCM – Standard Cost Model The conventional model for examining the cost of bureaucratic burden HoursCost per hourFrequencybusinesses XXX SCM