The new government is set to introduce a bill aimed at boosting business and cutting £10bn of red tape. Business Argus has been asking local business people which bit of red tape they would cut if it was up to them...
Gerald Davies, executive chairman, Kymin, Newport
Get rid of all of the red tape and start again. There are so many things with which businesses have to comply, many going back years, other more recent legislation introduced by European legislators, with nothing better to do. There are literally legions of people whose title should be ‘business prevention specialists’. Most governments promise a ‘bonfire of regulations’ but it never seems to happen.
Paul Byett, managing partner, UHY Hacker Young, Newport
The widest red tape that we are currently dealing with is related to tax caused by new DVLA ruling around scrapping paper tax discs. When a car is sold the tax is now automatically cancelled while new owners often assume the tax continues as per the old system. The irony is that an attempt to remove the bureaucracy associated with the paper car tax disk has added another vast layer of red tape.
David Davies, managing director, Axiom Manufacturing Services, Newbridge
Rather than getting rid of something, I’d propose introducing a clear vision and a sense of common goals across government, Welsh Government and local authorities. There’s no strategic, joined-up, plan and currently businesses are passed from department to department within government as no one is willing to make a decision or take responsibility. This attitude restricts Wales from being the agile and flexible nation that it is capable of being.
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