1. © OECD A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Measuring & Reducing administrative burdens Experience from the Netherlands Jeroen Nijland Ministries of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Netherlands Seminar on Administrative Simplification Ankara 8-9 May 2008

2. Reduction of Adm. Burdens : why?  AB = element of regulatory cost  AB should be part of better regulation program  Because of the economic costs  Because of the economic benefits  AB should be part of better regulation program -25%

3. Measuring Burdens: SCM Information obligations LAW Administrative actions TimeTariffTarget groupFrequency P Costs administrative actions Q Yearly amount administrative actions Administrative burdens = P x Q € 1…12

4. Measuring is not enough….: 3 elements needed Method InfrastructureIncentives

5. From measurement to reduction-measures Target groupFrequency Administrative burdens = P x Q Information obligations LAW Administrative actions TimeTariff P Costs administrative actions Q Yearly amount administrative actions Information obligations Administrative actions  ?

6. Where did we go from 2003? Net reduction of adm burden (ult. 2002 = 100)  Mid 2003: start Cabinet  Mid-2003: measuring  2004/5: identifying simpliflications  Ongoing: implementation  Approx. 190 measures to reduce AB;  described in White Papers in 2004 and 2005  Package agreed by Parliament