Regulatory burden on businesses to be reduced - but how?

The Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservatives have both outlined what they want to do to reduce regulatory burden on businesses. 

Speaking at the Institute of Directors (IoD) Annual Convention 2008, Prime Minister Gordon Brown explained why a move to risk-based regulation was necessary: 

“In the 19th century, the basic idea about regulation was that companies would do the wrong things, unless they were prevented by Governments from doing so.

“In the 21st ce... (412 more words)

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