Reducing the Burden on Business

NSW Business Chamber held the Reducing the Burden on Business symposium on Wednesday 30 September 2009.

Businesses in NSW are versatile and resilient, but one of their most common frustrations comes when dealing with the inefficiencies and unproductive processes within Government.

Business expects Government to get out of the way of hard working business owners and operators so they can get on with the job. Instead they are all too often hampered by regulations and requirements that appear to do little else than put barriers in front of economic growth.

Government must ease the burden faced by business – not just by cutting red tape, but by paying bills on time, bringing work practices into the 21st century, and becoming more transparent and accountable.

The biggest loser: reducing taxes in NSW and pursuing long-term state tax reform Streamlining the state: cutting red tape

Introduction: the experience of doing business in NSW


Stephen Cartwright, CEO, NSW Business Chamber
The experience of doing business in NSW speech [PDF]

The biggest loser: reducing taxes in NSW and pursing long-term state tax reform


Summary Notes [PDF]

Moderator: Scott Lennon, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Infrastructure, Government and Utilities

Panellist 1: The Hon Michael Costa, former NSW Treasurer

Panellist 2: Alan Mitchell, Economics Editor, Australian Financial Review

Streamlining the state: cutting red tape



Moderator: Peter Read, Peter Read Consulting & Chairman of NSW Business Chamber's Tax and Competitiveness Taskforce

Panellist 1: Angela MacRae, Producitivity Commissioner
Presentation [PDF]

Panellist 2: Colin Blair, Deputy CEO, Standards Australia
Presentation [PDF]

Download the event agenda for your information.