BERLIN (Dow Jones) — The German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) has sharply criticized the shortened hearing periods in legislative processes, which the traffic light coalition has recently set more frequently. “Concrete feedback on the desired effects and undesirable side effects of laws is only possible if associations and chambers as well as experts in companies are given sufficient time for well-founded feedback. Unfortunately, this is not the case on a regular basis,” said DIHK -Vice General Manager Achim Dercks of the editorial network Germany (RND/Friday).
According to Dercks, the Building Energy Act and the Energy Efficiency Act are the most recent negative examples. “Four to five working days over Easter are not enough – and leave those affected with a stale aftertaste,” he criticized. The impression is created that the government is saying goodbye by sending the drafts in the Easter days and expects that others will do the ‘orders’ over and around the holidays.
“Unlike in the past, the current drafts are not about acute crisis situations that could justify such an urgent tempo,” continued the DIHK deputy. Rather, the energy and building efficiency laws are about very fundamental projects, the design of which is decisive for the future of many companies or even entire sectors. Therefore, the participation of business in these legislative processes should not become an alibi event.
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April 06, 2023 18:00 ET (22:00 GMT)