In order to bring this repeal about, there has to be a law, in this instance the administrative simplification law, the responsibility of the vice-president and finance minister, Antoni Costa. He says that, over the years, rules and procedures have been established which have been added to previous ones and caused a bureaucratic tangle. Many of these regulations are unnecessary and create more problems than they solve.
"You have to clean them up. Citizens perceive that procedures can take forever. It is not normal that licences to build a home take two years in some municipalities and up to six or seven in places like Formentera."
Although the scope of the repeal covers years of Partido Popular (previously Alianza Popular) government, Costa takes a particular swipe at the eight years of PSOE-led government from 2015 to 2023. There was "interventionist and protectionist policy". "This government is here to change things, a government of freedom and respect for individual rights and private property."
In this process of deregulation, the government has two bodies firmly in its sights - the Balearic Environment Commission and the Department of Water Resources. "There is a feeling that these two have had a clear paralysing function, in many cases with the intention of making developers give up due to sheer exhaustion."
According to the government, 13,000 renewable energy projects are currently on hold, while another 4,000 projects are stuck with Water Resources and 6,000 with the Environment Department. "It cannot be that projects are paralysed for over two years because some departments analyse beyond their competence."
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Stan The ManDo you know how long that will take in the UK? I guess not. Better not complain too much about Spain.
Stan The ManMy pleasure. I note that the phantom negative voter has appeared again. What a sad life it must lead.
Richard PearsonMany Thanks Richard.
Never going to happen, they hate change and it means doing some work.
Stan The ManI think you will find that it’s Central Government (Madrid) who is in charge of such things and not the local one.
I have to wait over ONE YEAR for my RESIDENCIA. Because the Dept. will not employ more staff. A Friend has been waiting over 16 MONTHS!!!. If this situation can be expedited by the simplification of Residencia Applications. YES PLEASE. MUCHISIMO GRACIAS.
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVISIMO , The system has developed to be used as a Weapon and need ´s BIG Changes .