The head of state has made normative easing one of the cornerstones of his economic policy.
“It’s too complicated to simplify», this Tuesday, January 16, recognized Emmanuel Macron during a press conference held at the Elysée. And yet, it is the simplification that he introduced between the economic measures taken to improve France’s purchasing power – and to facilitate entrepreneurship in France. “We will avoid things at all levels, delays, multiple appeals – which often seem impossible to “do”. People wonder what is not prohibited. Thresholds, deadlines, unique processes… all these things (we want to make it easy).“, he promised.
And to do this, the President of the Republic on his government “Remove standards, reduce time frames, raise thresholds for triggering liabilities», especially in terms of innovation and technologies. by all”Act 2 of the Growth and Change Act (Pacte Act, 2019 passed in Editor’s Note) to further free those who dare, innovate and act. To produce more, innovate more, move faster“
A project in which the head of state wants “Restore courage and energy» and which Bruno Le Maire has already advanced. In November, the Economy Minister “Simplifying meetings» In Indre-et-Loire, with Olivia Grégoire – then minister in charge of small and medium-sized businesses – at her side, on the theme of “What bothers you?” a question asked point blank by the government’s No. 2 in front of an audience of 250 business leaders.
“go much further”
“Paperwork“,”Fill 10 sheets in triplets to travel 5 kilometers to collect 300 bottles“,”Administrative services that do not communicate“,”Spend a whole day to get deposited into your account“,”There is an impression that structurally, civil servants do not like bosses», … Complaints erupted in the room, greeted with pitiful sighs and ministerial nods. The latter saw there as evidence “That we are not there“and”The life of an entrepreneur is still a thousand times more complicated” “You spend a lot of time on paper, filling out certificates where you should be looking for deals», declared Bruno Le Maire.
The intention of the Minister of Economy”Go much further» than what has already been initiated, while business leaders recognize that the 2019 Pact Act has contributed little to making their lives easier. But neither Bruno Le Maire nor Emmanuel Macron want this umpteenth attempt to make life easier for the boss to remain a dead letter. Because simplification is a real French chestnut. But neither the multiple simplification laws passed between 2007 and 2012, nor the simplification shock desired by Francois Hollande in 2013, nor the “BALAI MISSION» For office to repeal unnecessary old laws in the Senate, neither other efforts to simplify have borne fruit.
But, “Just because we failed in the past doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try again.“, argued Bercy’s host in November. So the time is right, the Minister wants to go about it through another method which is now based on direct proposals from the sector. “I’m not going to bring up any ideas, Thus holding ministerial responsibility vis-à-vis the business leaders of Indre-et-Loire. I’m not here to make you happy for yourself: it’s up to you to give us suggestions” In addition to involving five parliamentarians in his approach, responsible for organizing public meetings, the Minister of the Economy launched a major public consultation on the Internet, which is open from November to the end of December. It brought together about 30,000 French people, “Entrepreneurs and citizens», which allowed the Ministry to collect more than 5,400 proposals and 700,000 votes. A rich soil that the government wants to rely on to pull out of its hat is the famous “Contract 2 Law» This was promised by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening, and long awaited by business leaders and the French.
