Bulgaria - Reforming the regime of states fees
The Government of Bulgaria requested the World Bank to analyze the legal, institutional and administrative framework for setting state fees and provide recommendations based on good international practice. How big is the problem compared to the many ot...
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ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANCY ACCREDITATION ACTIVITY BASED COSTING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADVISORY SERVICES BONDS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CAPITAL COST CAPITAL COSTS CORPORATE INCOME TAX COST ESTIMATES COST RECOVERY CREDITOR DEPRECIATION DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECT COSTS E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC BARRIER ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INITIATIVE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYERS EQUALITY EQUIPMENT COST EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FEDERAL REGULATION FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOOD PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES GOVERNMENT POLICY HOUSING ID INCOME TAX INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEVIES LICENSES LOCAL TAXES LOTTERIES MUNICIPALITIES OVERHEAD COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITABILITY PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY OF SERVICE REPORTING SALES SELLING START-UP SUBSIDIZATION TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY TUITION UNION USER CHARGES USER FEES VARIABLE COSTS World Bank Bulgaria - Reforming the regime of states fees |
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The Government of Bulgaria requested the
World Bank to analyze the legal, institutional and
administrative framework for setting state fees and provide
recommendations based on good international practice. How
big is the problem compared to the many other issues the
government wants to reform in order to improve the business
climate in Bulgaria? So far there are no comprehensive
studies of the level of administrative fees in the European
Union (EU) area. Such studies would be of great value to
assess the magnitude of the problem. There are, however,
several arguments in support of reforming the regime of
state fees in Bulgaria now. Firstly, business associations
in Bulgaria agree also confirmed by a recent unpublished
government report - that state fees at the central level
became an uncontrolled area in which authorities apply their
own judgment and interests without considering the impact on
businesses often to the disadvantage of the private sector.
Secondly, if the Government of Bulgaria (GoB) does not curb
the current regime system, then the trend of increasing
state fees will continue or might even gain speed. Again,
this will have a negative impact on the cost of doing
business. Thirdly, a number of identified state fees are so
high that they seriously harm competition by functioning as
a barrier to firm entry. Fourthly, the EU requires Member
States to implement a specific regime for administrative
fees in the services sector by the end of 2009 and Bulgaria
does not comply with that yet. A recent World Bank report
for Bulgaria Investment Climate Assessment (2008) called for
overall reduction of the administrative cost for businesses
because Bulgaria is not competitive in this area compared to
other Central and Eastern European countries. The report
recommended that a strategic policy document is prepared to
embrace the administration practice and provide an
instrument for classification of the tariffs for the central
administration service fees targeting universal reduction of
the administrative cost. It also proposed that a special
methodology for the classification of the tariffs for the
central administrative service fees is developed. The
present report is intended to support reform of the regime
of state fees. |
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Bulgaria - Reforming the regime of
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okr-10986-32042021-04-23T14:02:08Z Bulgaria - Reforming the regime of states fees World Bank ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANCY ACCREDITATION ACTIVITY BASED COSTING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COST ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADVISORY SERVICES BONDS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CAPITAL COST CAPITAL COSTS CORPORATE INCOME TAX COST ESTIMATES COST RECOVERY CREDITOR DEPRECIATION DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECT COSTS E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC BARRIER ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INITIATIVE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYERS EQUALITY EQUIPMENT COST EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FEDERAL REGULATION FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOOD PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES GOVERNMENT POLICY HOUSING ID INCOME TAX INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEVIES LICENSES LOCAL TAXES LOTTERIES MUNICIPALITIES OVERHEAD COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITABILITY PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY OF SERVICE REPORTING SALES SELLING START-UP SUBSIDIZATION TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY TUITION UNION USER CHARGES USER FEES VARIABLE COSTS The Government of Bulgaria requested the World Bank to analyze the legal, institutional and administrative framework for setting state fees and provide recommendations based on good international practice. How big is the problem compared to the many other issues the government wants to reform in order to improve the business climate in Bulgaria? So far there are no comprehensive studies of the level of administrative fees in the European Union (EU) area. Such studies would be of great value to assess the magnitude of the problem. There are, however, several arguments in support of reforming the regime of state fees in Bulgaria now. Firstly, business associations in Bulgaria agree also confirmed by a recent unpublished government report - that state fees at the central level became an uncontrolled area in which authorities apply their own judgment and interests without considering the impact on businesses often to the disadvantage of the private sector. Secondly, if the Government of Bulgaria (GoB) does not curb the current regime system, then the trend of increasing state fees will continue or might even gain speed. Again, this will have a negative impact on the cost of doing business. Thirdly, a number of identified state fees are so high that they seriously harm competition by functioning as a barrier to firm entry. Fourthly, the EU requires Member States to implement a specific regime for administrative fees in the services sector by the end of 2009 and Bulgaria does not comply with that yet. A recent World Bank report for Bulgaria Investment Climate Assessment (2008) called for overall reduction of the administrative cost for businesses because Bulgaria is not competitive in this area compared to other Central and Eastern European countries. The report recommended that a strategic policy document is prepared to embrace the administration practice and provide an instrument for classification of the tariffs for the central administration service fees targeting universal reduction of the administrative cost. It also proposed that a special methodology for the classification of the tariffs for the central administrative service fees is developed. The present report is intended to support reform of the regime of state fees. 2012-03-19T17:26:53Z 2012-03-19T17:26:53Z 2009-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20101208032635 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3204 English Better regulation series ; volume no. 4 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Europe and Central Asia Europe and Central Asia Europe Eastern Europe Bulgaria |