The burden of government regulation on businesses in the UK has started to ease, as indicated by the UK's score on an indicator measuring how burdensome government regulation is for businesses. However, there are still opportunities to improve UK competitiveness in several areas, as the country does not rank as highly on some competitiveness indicators compared to other nations. The document examines the UK's performance on measures related to the burden of government regulation and competitiveness.

1. The burden of government regulation on
businesses has started to ease in the UK
UK score on indicator “Burden of Government regulation*”
1 = Extremely burdensome; 7 = Not burdensome at all
Source:WEFGlobalCompetitivenessReport,2012-13(ExecutiveOpinionSurvey);*“Howburdensomeis
itforbusinessesinyourcountrytocomplywithgovernmentaladministrativerequirements(e.g.,permits,
regulations,reporting)?”;Note:Thebestrankingcountry(Singapore)scores5.57onthismetric
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Worse

2. But there are still a number of areas for
continuing to improve UK competitiveness
UK ranking (“relative”) and scores (“absolute”) on competitiveness indicators 2012/13
Source:WEFGlobalCompetitivenessReport,2012-13
Worse
Better
Key concerns