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Rolling out the red tape : $21 million loss to the Australian economy for 287 pages of new regulation
The federal government's proposed efficiency reforms to the regulation of agricultural chemicals will actually undermine Australian agricultural productivity, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report released today. The report was commissioned by the peak industry organisation for the plant science sector, CropLife Australia. CropLife Australia's CEO, Matthew Cossey, said today, "Despite the government's rhetoric about cutting red tape, out of 287 pages of amendments, not one single rule, process or regulation has been removed, and…
