It could be a salary issue
Low salary = low motivation
Why Police personnel are known to take bribes?
In Aus Police personnel get a very high salary and we don't hear about corruption
In Aus you can get an ABN (Australian Business Number) asap via online
No paper involved
But if it's say a food business, I could understand if some more processes are involved with the local council etc but certainly it won't be bearuocratic like this..!