The Inaugural meeting of a new Department of Enterprise-led group to examine the costs involved in running a business held its first meeting today.
The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke has established the new Cost of Business Advisory Forum with the aim of reducing the cost of running a business, and addressing delays which can impact the operation of businesses in Ireland. For the first time, regulators will be directly in the room to hear from business owners and representatives themselves.
The Forum brings together business owners, retailers, tourism operators, accounting professionals and representative groups—alongside regulators and state agencies—to look at the structural issues that are driving up costs and the steps that could be taken to mitigate them.
“I’ve been looking forward to the first meeting and hearing directly from the people who run businesses, employ our citizens and keep our economy strong,” said the Minister. “It’s important to hear from the people at the coal face.”