Bureaucracy costs small Italian
business around 33 billion euros a year, according to a report
on the public administration released Wednesday by the Rete
Imprese Italia association.
"Bureaucracy is an old illness," said Rete imprese Italia
President Carlo Sangalli as he presented the study.
"The annual bill for small businesses' obligations is around
33 billion euros - 8,000 euros per firm".
The study said the worst-hit sectors were shops and
restaurants, which were hit to the tune of over 11 billion
euros.
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