Red tape cost 2b last year
Posted on 23 Nov 2016
New legislation cost businesses £2bn last year alone
An independent review of the impact of red tape on UK business by the Regulatory Policy Committee has found the cost of introducing the National Living Wage, combined with increasing the national minimum wage and introducing a charge for plastic bags, has hit businesses to the tune of over £1.7bn net, while other measures pushed the total over £2bn.
Source: The Daily Telegraph (20/07/2016)
