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Doing Business 2018 Summary: Reforming to Create Jobs

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report, published by the World Bank Group, evaluates business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies. It focuses on improving the regulatory environment to foster job creation and economic growth. The report includes 11 key indicators that measure the ease of doing business, covering areas such as starting a business, construction permits, electricity access, property registration, credit availability, minority investor protection, tax compliance, cross-border trade, contract enforcement, insolvency resolution, and labor market regulation.

Main Topics and Indicators

The following are the main topics and indicators covered in the report:

Key Information on Slovenia

Slovenia is profiled in the report with data based on its largest business city, Ljubljana. The report provides detailed data on the following aspects:

Ease of Doing Business and Distance to Frontier (DTF)

• Ease of Doing Business Rank: Not explicitly mentioned, but DTF is used to compare Slovenia to other economies.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: Reflects how close Slovenia is to the best performance in each indicator. DTF ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best performance.

Starting a Business

• Procedures (Men/Women): 4 procedures for both men and women.
• Time (Men/Women): 7 days for both men and women.
• Cost (% of income per capita): 0.0% for both men and women.
• Paid-in Minimum Capital (% of income per capita): 39.6%
• Overall Best Performer: New Zealand (1.00), with a DTF score of 100.
• OECD High Income Average: 4.9 procedures, 8.5 days, 3.1% cost.

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Procedures: 14 procedures.
• Time: 239.5 days.
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 2.9%.
• Building Quality Control Index (0–15): 12.0, with Denmark (7.00) and Korea (27.5) as the best performers.
• OECD High Income Average: 12.5 procedures, 154.6 days, 1.6% cost.

Methodology

• The report uses a standardized company model for data collection, assuming a limited liability company (d.o.o.) with 100% domestic ownership, 5 owners, and a minimum capital of 10 times income per capita.
• Procedure: Each procedure is counted separately, with online procedures recorded as 0.5 days.
• Cost: Only official costs are considered, excluding bribes or professional fees unless required by law.
• Time: Does not include time spent gathering information, and procedures are assumed to start on separate days.
• Data Collection: The most recent data was collected in June 2017.

Slovenia's Business Environment

• Population: 2,064,845
• GNI Per Capita (US$): 21,660
• Income Category: High income
• Region: OECD high income
• City Covered: Ljubljana

Key Procedures for Starting a Business in Slovenia

1. Deposit capital in a bank account and get a receipt from the bank

   • Time: 0.5 days
   • Cost: EUR 18
   • Agency: Commercial Bank
   • Minimum capital: EUR 7,500 (paid in cash or in-kind, with at least 1/3 in cash).

2. Register at a VEM entry point or at a Notary Public

   • Time: 5 days
   • Cost: No charge
   • Agency: AJPES
   • Articles of association must be in a special form, and registration is done electronically via VEM or in person.

3. Register employees with the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZPIZ)

   • Time: Less than one day
   • Cost: No charge
   • Agency: ZPIZ
   • Done electronically via VEM with e-signature verification.

4. Register for VAT

   • Time: Less than one day
   • Cost: No charge
   • Agency: Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (FURS)
   • Requires a DDV-P2 form and supporting documents.

Key Procedures for Dealing with Construction Permits in Slovenia

1. Obtain location information

   • Time: 0.5 days
   • Cost: EUR 18
   • Agency: City of Ljubljana
   • Location documents can be obtained online.

2. Obtain geotechnical study of the land plot

   • Time: 14 days
   • Cost: EUR 1,500
   • Agency: Private licensed company

3. Obtain topographic survey of the land plot

   • Time: 14 days
   • Cost: EUR 500
   • Agency: Private licensed company

4. Obtain project approval from water and sewage provider

   • Time: 30 days
   • Cost: No charge
   • Agency: JP Vodovod-Kanalizacija d.o.o
   • Approval is not mandatory if not issued within 30 days.

5. Apply for and obtain a building permit from the Administration Unit Ljubljana

   • Time: 60 days
   • Cost: EUR 782
   • Agency: Administration Unit Ljubljana
   • Requires project design, right to build, and previous approvals.

6. Hire an external supervising engineer

   • Time: 1 day
   • Cost: EUR 14,217
   • Agency: Private Supervising Engineer
   • Supervision is required for construction.

7. Hire a geodesist company for marking out

   • Time: 1 day
   • Cost: EUR 960
   • Agency: Authorized Geodesist Company
   • Required before and after construction.

8. File the report of the construction site with the Labor Inspection Agency

   • Time: 1 day
   • Cost: No charge
   • Agency: Labor Inspection Agency
   • Ensures compliance with labor regulations during construction.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report provides comprehensive data on regulatory environments across 190 economies. Slovenia performs well in several indicators, particularly in starting a business and dealing with construction permits, though there is room for improvement in terms of cost and time. The report emphasizes the importance of objective measures to encourage regulatory reforms and improve the business climate globally.