A final decision on the package of documents aimed at stimulating
business activity in Belarus should be balanced and should meet the
interests of the country, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as
he heard out a report on the fulfillment of instructions to stimulate
business activity on 8 August, BelTA has learned.
“A final decision on these documents should be balanced and should
meet the interests of our country. We should be absolutely sure that the
chosen vector of legal regulation in business is right,” Alexander
Lukashenko said.
The president emphasized that the state should not and will not lose
control in the economy. “People will not forgive us then. If something
happens, the government will be accountable for it, and business will be
less accountable,” the Belarusian leader said.
In January 2017, the head of state set up a working group to improve
audit activities and eliminate excessive regulations in economic
operations. He hosted a session to determine the main objectives of work
for this group in February. A package of documents to encourage
business in Belarus has been prepared as a result.
“Legal acts under consideration contain a number of serious
innovations for the economic sector ranging from the notifying principle
of the beginning of certain business activities to the system of random
checks. Of course, this is a serious step towards building up trust in
the business community,” Alexander Lukashenko underlined.
According to the president, the government is expected to make
decisions that will help all people start a business and work with a
minimal set of regulations. “All unnecessary barriers should be
eliminated. Unfortunately, there is a number of such barriers today,”
the head of state remarked.
In particular, Alexander Lukashenko spoke about barriers in the
construction industry. “We abolished licensing some time ago. However,
new requirements emerged, namely the assessment of enterprises,
certification of construction works, technical competence certificates.
As a result, representatives of the business community believe that
there remains too many regulations in this sector.” Besides, according
to the president, it is needed to pay more attention to designer and
customer supervision.
Written by belta.by