To the Top, the Netherlands Enterprise Policy in Actions
Better regulation
● As of January 2013, the government had abolished more than 2 million individual annual
charges for registration with the Chamber of Commerce.
● In 2013 the government prepared a simplification of the environmental law(omgevingsrecht).
● A “right to challenge” is being introduced, whereby companies and citizens will be
entitled to offer alternatives to existing rules and regulations.
● A pilot study is being executed for a “regulation-friendly” zone, which will involve
research to determine how recreation companies and government can accelerate the
speed of granting permits.
● Businesses and government bodies in, for example, the Hotel and Restaurants and
the Recreation industries work together to introduce the Company Dossier
(Ondernemingsdossier) in order to reduce the regulatory burden.
● The government works on the reduction of compliance costs for companies.
Better financing for SMEs and innovative enterprise
● The government will make available funding of up to a maximum of EUR 400 million
per annum for the new business loan guarantee scheme (garantieregeling voor
ondernemingsfinanciering, GO).
● The ceiling for microcredit is raised from EUR 35 000 to EUR 150 000.