Business Council Calls Out $110bn 'Red Tape Burden', Saying Clean-up Could Save Billions

Cutting 'nightmarish' red tape may awaken productivity

Fixing Australia's regulations could help businesses and shoppers save and reinvigorate Australia's languishing productivity base.

Cafe owners, tradies could gain from cutting red tape

Before the coffee goes cold, the Business Council wants to cut red tape for cafes and tradies. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) By Kat Wong in Canberra Australians could save more than $1 billion a year through lower costs, reduced delays and more choice under a sweeping plan to cut red tape. The Business Council of Australia has outlined a vision to relieve business owners from regulatory burdens as the federal government hunts for a solution to the n…

Business Council calls out $110bn 'red tape burden', saying clean-up could save billions

Cleaning up even a small amount of a $110 billion "red tape burden" could deliver billions in savings, the Business Council of Australia says, ahead of next week's economic reform round table.

Government to freeze housing code as part of red tape blitz

Red tape reduction and deregulation will be the main focus of next week’s economic roundtable as Anthony Albanese plays down accusations its results are preordained.

Business hopes roundtable can lift ‘red-tape handbrake’

Business wants the Government to set a target to cut the cost of red tape by a quarter over the next five years at its economic roundtable next week.