Press release
Scores of environmental regulations to be slashed
19 March 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS SLASHED - FRIENDS OF THE EARTH REACTION
Reacting to the Government's announcement today (Monday 19 March 2012) that scores of environmental regulations are to be slashed, Craig Bennett, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Friends of the Earth said:
"Ministers are spending valuable time and money tinkering with vital regulations with no evidence that it won't simply create extra confusion and costs for businesses - as well as play havoc with the environment.
"The Government claims this bureaucratic tidying-up exercise will save £1 billion, but there's not a shred of evidence to back up this claim - if they want to save cash they should scrap the red tape challenge instead.
"Ministers should be focussing on fixing our broken economy by mobilising investment for clean British industries rather than entangling themselves in red tape drudgery."
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Last modified: Mar 2012
