It is often said that people have a short memory when it comes to politics, and so it should be no surprise that chancellor Alistair Darling should top a poll as the person most UK entrepreneurs hold responsible for excessive red tape and bureaucracy.
The survey by software firm Kashflow, showed 40% of small business owners blamed Darling for excessive form filling and red tape, while 23% blamed the European Union and just 21% recognised the real culprit Gordon Brown, who has spent the majority of the past ten years developing the art to perfection during his reign as chancellor.
Three quarters of respondents believed that bureaucracy had directly affected their business and 94% considered there to be more red tape than ten years ago.
Small business owners are concerned at the growing costs in time and manpower in form filling and reports, with the governments ‘one size fits all’ approach to regulation. SMEs often do not have the funds or professional resources to maintain such records and many believe that regulation should ‘fit’ the size of business more adequately.
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