Activities of the Estonian Employers “Confederation implemented within the framework of the project "Continuation of the Development Advisor in the Estonian Employers” Confederation 2025-2027. Project number: 2021-2027.1.01.23-0135
The Confederation of Estonian Employers has collected nearly 170 suggestions on how to reduce the administrative burden and bureaucracy that hampers business. The 12 proposals with the broadest impact and quickest implementation are now in the Government's Economic Cabinet and could be approved as early as this spring.
As previous promises to cut red tape have not been very fruitful and unnecessary bureaucracy has continued to proliferate, it is now possible to make history by controlling it, says Raul Aron, an advisor-analyst at the Confederation of Employers.
The Confederation of Finnish Employers has collected 170 proposals to cut unnecessary red tape and today submitted a summary to the Chancellery and the Prime Minister's Growth Council. Of these, the 12 proposals with the greatest impact and the quickest to be resolved could reach the Cabinet of Ministers' Economic Cabinet for action as early as May.
The European Union this week adopted a 'stop-the-clock' directive that delays the entry into force of sustainability reporting obligations for thousands of companies across Europe. BusinessEurope, including the Employers' Confederation, has been a strong and consistent voice on this issue.
Although the last quarter of the year surprised businesses and analysts with economic growth, businesses are cautious about counting out new growth from it. Before that can happen, confidence needs to be restored among businesses and individuals.
The Confederation of Finnish Employers is calling on everyone to report unnecessary red tape and bring together pointless government regulation, outdated laws and other requirements that hinder business.
A radical reduction of bureaucracy is an untapped opportunity for the Estonian economy, explains Kai Realo, Vice-Chairman of the Employers' Confederation. Otherwise, we will kill all good initiatives, and only those that have managed to break through the bureaucracy and get the attention of politicians or top officials will remain or become viable.