Regulation in the UK: is it getting too heavy?

Some regulation is needed to enhance growth and economic welfare, but too much undermines productivity. Generally, the UK seems lightly regulated, especially in its international transactions, and it has a public enterprise sector small in both size and scope. Yet British business has become more critical of the regulatory burden it faces, and work done for the government identifies areas of excessive regulatory burden.

United Kingdom: Cabinet Office: Better Regulation Unit http://www.betterregulation.gov.uk/

United Kingdom: Better Regulation Commission http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/bre/reviewing-regulation/commission/page44086.html

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