Chief Secretary To Review Efforts To Improve Licence Process, Cut Red Tape – Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) -- Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar has been tasked with reviewing and reporting to the Cabinet on improvements to business licence application processes, particularly for sectors affected by the global energy crisis.

MADANI Government spokesperson Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the Cabinet had examined issues related to business licence applications involving coordination across multiple agencies, departments and ministries, which were found to be excessively time-consuming and unreasonable.

“For this purpose, the Chief Secretary to the Government has been tasked to review and subsequently report to the Cabinet on efforts to reduce bureaucratic red tape, especially for industries, sectors or businesses that may also be affected by the global energy crisis.

“Processes that have taken too long or are deemed unreasonable need to be reassessed, streamlined and simplified,” he said at a weekly press conference here today.

Meanwhile, Fahmi, who is also Communications Minister, said the Cabinet also received the latest briefing from Shamsul Azri on the details of the work-from-home (WFH) policy for the public sector.

He said the implementation of the policy is now in its final stage of review before an official announcement is made in the near future.

“The implementation for the public sector will not be limited to Putrajaya, as the first phase will involve several areas.

“For further details, the Chief Secretary to the Government will make an announcement together with comprehensive information for the public service,” he said.

As for the private sector, Fahmi said the government encourages employers to assess the suitability of implementing similar policies within their respective organisations.

-- BERNAMA