DUSHANBE, July 17, 2009, Asia-Plus — To promote permit system reforms a special commission for improvement of legal documents has been set up under the Government of Tajikistan, according to the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest).
The commission members include representatives from the government, business associations and technical experts. “By government’s resolution four representatives from business associations will become members of the commission for improvement of legal documents regulating permit system in the country.” said the source at GosKomInvest, “They will work on improving legal documents approximately five days per months through the year with possible extension of the term.”
According to the GosKomInvest deputy head Shuhrat Rahmatboyev, president’s decree and government’s resolution issued in the past spring obligate to review all legal document regulation the permit system in the country.
“The main objective of the government’s strategy to reform the permit system is in removing obsolete and useless permit documents and creating new permit system meeting principles of a market economy,” said the deputy head, “Reform will make procedures more practical and transparent.”
According to surveys conducted by international organizations active in the country, some 40 percent of local entrepreneurs face difficulties when applying for permits, a process that is expensive and time-consuming.
