Greater powers for officials to decide in borderline cases, where, say, a fence is 2.10 m high instead of 2.00 m, or where it exceeds the census threshold by just a few euros; and in similar cases, where blindly sticking to the rules of a regulation only adds costs to the state and to individuals by continuing pointless procedures.  As a matter of principle, the law should be implemented in the sense that everything is permitted that is not expressly prohibited. NOT, as is currently the case, that everything is prohibited that is not expressly permitted. This means allowing officials to use "common sense", not to hide behind regulations for fear of their bosses and of losing their cushy jobs.  This current situation only demonstrates the incompetence and unprofessionalism of officials, on the one hand, and the fear of the ruling structures that things will get out of hand, on the other. Both facts together increase "bureaucratisation" and thus the increased costs of "governance"! Decision-making in the case of borderline situations would be carried out in agreement with the party, thus facilitating the completion of individual procedures; and thus stopping the unproductive complaining about every little thing. A concrete example is the postage for minor debts, where the authorised officer could simply write off these debts by decision, instead of incurring costs in postage, postage, reminders and staff time.