November 2006 Briefing

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Figure 1: Perception of changes in the overall cost of complying with regulations over the past three years

Perception	Percentage
Increased	30
Decreased	3
Stayed the same	59
No response	8

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Figure 2: Perception of changes in the cost of complying with regulations over the past three years by employment size

Number of employees	Increased	Decreased	Stayed the same	No response
No employees	21%	3%	67%	10%
1 to 4	28%	3%	61%	9%
5 to 19	38%	2%	52%	8%
20 to 99	44%	3%	48%	5%
100 to 499	54%	1%	42%	3%
All Businesses	30%	3%	59%	8%

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Figure 3: Reason for perceived increases in overall compliance costs (based on respondents who perceived increases)

Reasons	Percentage
Increased complexity of regulations	55
Larger volume of submissions	38
Increase in the number of regulations	26
Other	17

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