Challenges:
The business licensing framework in Palestine was outdated, fragmented, and burdened by duplication, overlaps, and inefficiencies. Existing laws and practices not only created distortions for businesses but also limited the government’s ability to generate sustainable revenues. A new legal framework was needed to simplify procedures, eliminate redundancies, and strengthen the financial contribution of business licensing to the public treasury.
Solutions:
AAA supported technical assistance effort – by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) extended to the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development – through a structured project aimed at designing a comprehensive and modern Business License Law. The work focused on three main tasks:
Impact:
Through this project, Palestine gained a modern and comprehensive framework for business licensing that:
By eliminating inefficiencies and building consensus on reforms, the new framework helped create a more transparent, efficient, and revenue-generating business licensing system for Palestine.
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