{"id":15194,"date":"2012-11-05T22:22:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T12:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=15194"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T05:15:02","slug":"coalition-says-red-tape-squeezing-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/11\/05\/coalition-says-red-tape-squeezing-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition Says Red Tape ‘Squeezing’ Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Federal Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss<\/figcaption><\/figure>November 5, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Coalition will take an axe to Federal Government red tape if it’s elected, Federal Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss said today, with new figures confirming local businesses and community groups are being squeezed by more red tape than ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew data shows the Rudd-Gillard Labor Government has introduced 20,900 new regulations since it was elected in 2008,” Mr Truss said, “but it has abolished only 104.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLabor promised to cut red-tape, on a one regulation in \/ one regulation out basis. Instead, red tape has exploded and local businesses are burdened more than ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cRed tape is making it even more difficult for small businesses and community groups to do their jobs, with local people telling me they are spending more time and money complying with Government regulations. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor a small business person running a cafe, newsagency, or lawn mowing business this means less time with customers, less time earning money and less time with their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Truss said the new data confirmed the findings of the National Red Tape Survey which found that 73 per cent of businesses report an increase in regulation compliance costs over the past two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Liberal and National Parties have a plan to cut red tape for small business in the South Burnett and Wide Bay. Our plan will cut $1 billion of red tape for businesses and community groups across Australia, every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are confident we can do it with red tape reduction policies such as abolishing the carbon tax and mining tax, establishing a one-stop-shop for environmental approvals and having dedicated Parliamentary sitting days to repeal unnecessary regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Truss said the Coalition\u2019s recently released Discussion Paper on Deregulation Reform also identified other proposals such as: <\/p>\n