Having your say on Trade Regulation Burdens
Date Posted: 06 August 2009
"Businesses are being asked to respond to a consultation from SITPRO, the UK trade facilitation body, looking at the costs they incur complying with international trade regulations. It is part of a Government work programme responding to the challenges facing businesses in the current economic downturn, which is being led by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and HM Revenue and Customs. Based on this consultation an action plan will be presented to the Treasury and will form part of the Pre-Budget Report 2009".
Alongside the consultation, SITPRO is also meeting with a range of businesses. Its trade procedures experts will be discussing the current practices of these traders and how they tackle the existing procedures in more detail.
This is a unique opportunity for businesses to get their message to the highest levels of government offering a real chance for government reform and meaningful reduction in international trade red tape. We need your help to build a picture of the challenges faced by businesses but we cannot do this without your responses.
You are therefore encouraged to respond to the consultation online (a short questionnaire) at http://www.sitpro.org.uk/regreview/conquestions.html or downloaded it at http://www.sitpro.org.uk/regreview/sitcondoc.doc. Or email your responses to pbr@sitpro.org.uk
Further information about the project can be found at http://www.sitpro.org.uk/regreview/.