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The chancellor has announced plans to slash "form-filling and pointless paperwork" to save UK businesses up to £800m.
Ministers have said the proposed changes in regulations, announced ahead of John Healey's first Budget on Wednesday, will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for businesses.
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changes → publish → businesses
The move is part of a broader effort in the Budget to offer households and businesses more support amid rising costs.
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move → offer → costs
In response to the announcement, the Conservatives said Labour had only made problems worse for businesses.
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problems → say → businesses
"Labour have finally admitted that endless red tape is hammering businesses and killing jobs across the country," shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith said.
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Griffith → admit → country
Healey acknowledged British firms are "fed up with form-filling and pointless paperwork" eating into time and money that would be more valuable invested into their businesses.
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that → acknowledge → businesses
He becomes the latest chancellor to pledge to slash red tape, which he said will allow businesses more "breathing space" to invest and create good jobs.
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he → become → jobs
The changes should make compliance guidance easier, and simplify the reporting rules firms have to follow, the Treasury said.
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Treasury → make → rules
Ministers have claimed this will save almost £800m in administrative and tariff costs.
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this → claim → costs
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Healey are expected to meet some business leaders on Friday at No 10 North.
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Burnham → expect → North
Burnham said that it's unfair "pointless bureaucracy gets in the way" of hard-working people building their businesses.
"If you run a business, you want to spend your time serving your customers, creating jobs and growing your firm, not filling in unnecessary forms," Burnham said.
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Burnham → say → forms
The government has set itself a target of cutting regulation by 25% by the end of the current Parliament.
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government → set → Parliament
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Chief Executive Rain Newton Smith has welcomed the plans, but said the test would be in delivering reform.
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test → welcome → reform
Meanwhile, the shadow chancellor argued that the unemployment act had only made "the situation worse and has created a youth jobs emergency".
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situation → argue → emergency
"John Healey must get a grip in his Budget next week.
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Healey → get → Budget
He must back our Conservative plans to cut welfare and cut taxes so we can get Britain working again," he said.
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he → back → taxes
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