Wednesday, October 01, 2014

MEC Winde calls for impact assessments on all major new legislation

Loyiso Langeni
01 October 2014

Western Cape MEC of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde has called for impact assessments to be completed on all proposed major legislation.

Winde addressed delegates of the Western Cape Government's first-ever Red Tape Reduction Conference which took place in Cape Town yesterday.

Winde said this was just one of many initiatives he aimed to introduce in his clamp down on unnecessary red tape.

Head of the Ministry of Economic Opportunities Tammy Evans said MEC Winde insisted that for far too long, they have allowed their regulatory framework to stand in the way of growth and jobs and this is holding back investment in the region.

“If we want to become globally competitive, we need a brand and culture change around red tape. In the Western Cape, we are facing this challenge head on.” Winde added.

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