red-tapism

red-tapeism, red-tapism

the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered or completed. Also called red-tapery. — red-tapist n.
See also: Bureaucracy
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The Prime Minister was informed that in order to ensure ease of doing business for SMEs, the work on computerisation and automation of the process of necessary permissions and registration, was in progress so as to make the procedures easy, ensure transparency and eliminate red-tapism.
Summary: Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Attacking the red-tapism in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that he had warned officials to solve problems faced by the public or be ready to face their wrath.
Briefly, the reasons due to which people do not pay taxes are lack of awareness about the tax system, harassment of the taxpayers, corruption in the administration, dependence on sales, income and customs taxes, red-tapism, and the bizarre tax procedure as compared to other countries.
The delaying tactics and red-tapism approach of the authorities cause unrest among the teachers community,' they lamented.
The new Chairman, who took charge of his office last week, is determined to steer the Board towards promoting regional trade and export-led growth besides discouraging red-tapism
ISLAMABAD -- Despite clear directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI and P) has failed to appoint a chief executive officer (CEO) for the Engineering Development Board (EDB) allegedly owing to red-tapism, procedural complications and unnecessary rules.
Some of the reasons behind the low rates of tax payment are lack of awareness about the tax system, harassment of taxpayers, corruption in the administration, dependence on sales, income and custom taxes, and red-tapism in comparison to other countries.
She said the business community is going to be free of red-tapism. She said the Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative is a part of reformative agenda of the PTI government.
Red-tapism, delaying tactics and time waste are a sort of dishonesty but are not considered so in our country.
He said so far, the investors had been facing hurdles like red-tapism, bribery and corruption which forced the investors to move to other destinations.
The former government encouraged the private sector to import LNG which resulted in investments by over two dozen companies but not a single entity could make it due to bureaucratic red-tapism and conspiracies, he added.
It sets a direction but the problems, hurdles and impediments associated with each target due to bureaucratic red-tapism and administrative hurdles may create delays in achieving results in certain areas.