PROGRAM OF GOVERNMENT 2017-2020 ∎ Electronic issuing of 50 most commonly used documents, and for each procedure the steps and the designated public officers will be published. The Government will change its approach to penal policies and insist that all actions must be founded on prevention. Inspection services will not be used as instruments of reprisal or political pressure. The selection of legal entities to undergo control will be done by random choice or following tip-offs based on strong evidence. In view of eliminating or reducing the level of subjectivity in carrying out inspection control, the Government will establish a public registry of inspection controls carried out by state bodies and inspections. Notices for misdemeanors will be handed out first. Only upon repetition will the institutions issue penalties. Penalties will be proportional to the revenues and size of business entities. The Government will support the development of domestic enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises with the following measures: 6 ∎ Strengthen the financial and human resources of the Agency for Support of Entrepreneurship in view of better delegation of rights and duties for coordination of SME development policy implementation. ∎ The Macedonian Development Support Bank (MBPR) will be subjected to recapitalization in view of increasing its credit support and its capacity to implement sound guarantee schemes. ∎ Establishment of inter-ministerial council comprised of ministries responsible for small and medium enterprises. The Council will be responsible for coordination of activities geared toward upgrading SMEs ∎ Providing measures for faster launching of bankruptcy procedures. ∎ Establishment of a Credit Ombudsman tasked to improve dialogue between small and medium enterprises and credit institutions ∎ Setting up genuine control of imported goods in view of preventing unfair competition and ending the retailers’ practice of issuing pro forma certificate compatibility statements. ∎ Reduction of the enterprise tax for businesses employing less than 5 people in view of reducing their operational costs and incite new business start-ups. ∎ Direct consulting support via the Agency for Support of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia, which should grow into genuine service of small businesses. ∎ Establishment of an appropriate guarantee scheme via MBPR for investment and revolving credits for small and medium enterprises. ∎ Introduction of micro credit lines for support of start-ups and micro companies, as well as credit lines for the “Franchise” and “Mixed investment” projects. ∎ Setting up an investment fund for investment in start-ups and SMEs with minority state-owned shares, i.e. companies with 51% privately owned capital by interested private entities.