Coalition Small Business and Deregulation Taskforce Consults Mitchell Small Businesses

Thursday, 2 August 2012

 

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Federal Member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke MP and Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO, Chairman of the Coalition Small Business and Deregulation Taskforce, today met with 70 local businesses to discuss red tape reduction and deregulation policy.

 

Joining Arthur Sinodinos and Alex Hawke were a local business panel including Tony Eades, Chairman of the Sydney Hills Business Chamber, Mark Halford, owner/operator of Macy Pty Ltd and David Elliott MP, Chair of the NSW Committee on Economic Development, to discuss and articulate the views of local businesses.

 

“This meeting was an excellent opportunity for local business men and women to express their views and concerns directly with a person who will be around the Cabinet table in a future Liberal Government”, Alex Hawke said.

 

“Under the Rudd/ Gillard governments there have been over 18,000 new regulations affecting small business with the removal of just 80”.

 

“A Liberal Government will be focussed on red tape reduction and deregulation for small business from day one.” Alex Hawke said

 

“These consultative forums are important for ‘time poor’ business men and women to express their concerns and to get answer’s quickly. Issues raised included online retailers paying the GST, workers compensation, red tape reduction and how to make it easier for people to start their own business.

 

“These forums are a great opportunity for the Coalition to hear the concerns of local businesses and develop policy to quickly reduce the burden on our small businesses” said Arthur Sinodinos.

 

“Small business is the lifeblood of the Australian community and I am a passionate advocate to ensure that small businesses get better treatment from Government,” concluded Alex Hawke.

 

Earlier this year the Coalition Leader Tony Abbott established a Deregulation Taskforce to answer the call from the small business sector to address burdens currently being experienced by poorly designed regulation.

 

The Coalition Taskforce will hand down its final report in August 2012.