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America’s CEOs Lay Out Roadmap for Comprehensive Regulatory Reform

Say Smarter Regulation Will Reduce Costs, Boost U.S. Job Creation, Spur Growth

“Achieving Smarter Regulation” lays out a strategy for reform to achieve regulatory goals without stifling job creation and economic growth.

The report finds that federal regulation costs too much, slows business investment and discourages innovation. Most importantly, the total, cumulative burden on the economy likely is larger – much larger – than the sum of the estimated costs of individual rules. The current regulatory system has no mechanism for evaluating the cumulative cost and therefore cannot properly balance total costs and benefits.

Business Roundtable’s roadmap for achieving smarter regulation focuses on improving the transparency and accountability of the regulatory process. The report recommends that:

The government should objectively analyze the costs and benefits of proposed and final major rules from all agencies, including “independent” regulatory commissions.
Agencies should publicly disclose the estimated costs of planned regulatory actions early in the regulatory process and with greater specificity.
The federal government should streamline the permitting process for siting and operating a new facility/project.
Congress should consider changes to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” particularly relating to the content of the rulemaking record and greater judicial scrutiny of that record.

It’s Time to End Overly Prescriptive and Burdensome Federal Regulation.

Spur Job Creation and Growth with Smarter Regulation Today!

Date	Title	Description
04/24/2012	Permitting Jobs and Business Investment	The CEOs of Business Roundtable believe that it is time to simplify, streamline and accelerate America’s permitting process with the goal of encouraging large-scale capital investments in the U.S. economy while maintaining the nation’s commitments to health, safety and soundness. With this goal in mind, this report identifies key challenges associated with the existing regulatory permitting system and sets forth a series of recommended reforms.
04/18/2012	Business Roundtable Position on U.S. Housing Policy: Principles for Reform	For every new house built in the United States, three new full-time jobs are created.[1] The sooner U.S. housing starts return to the historical average of 1.2 million per year, the sooner we realize the creation of 1.5 million new full-time jobs in construction, manufacturing, and related supply chains.
04/18/2012	Create, Grow, Sustain 2012 Report	Business Roundtable’s 2012 Sustainability Report — Create, Grow, Sustain — now in its fifth year, features narratives from 126 CEOs on how their companies are leading the way with solutions to make the U.S. economy more sustainable while also driving economic growth and job creation. From sustainable supply chain and water management to energy efficiency and the use of cutting-edge technology, sustainable business practices are ingrained into the fabric of each featured company’s business practices.
04/02/2012	Marching Toward Madness	In 1986, the U.S. slashed its corporate tax rates in order to be more competitive. Since then, other countries have followed suit – leaving us behind. Higher tax rates make American companies less competitive, discourage foreign investment in the U.S. and stifle job growth. In addition, many of the rules for taxing the income American businesses earn abroad date back to the 1960s, and are completely out of sync with the way our leading competitors in Europe and Asia tax their companies. Once again, this puts U.S. companies and workers at a competitive disadvantage.
03/28/2012	CEO Economic Outlook Survey Comparison of Results: 2011Q1 - 2012Q1	Business Roundtable's CEO Economic Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly since the fourth quarter of 2002, provides a forward-looking view of the economic outlook of Business Roundtable member CEOs.
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Description

04/24/2012

Permitting Jobs and Business Investment

The CEOs of Business Roundtable believe that it is time to simplify, streamline and accelerate America’s permitting process with the goal of encouraging large-scale capital investments in the U.S. economy while maintaining the nation’s commitments to health, safety and soundness. With this goal in mind, this report identifies key challenges associated with the existing regulatory permitting system and sets forth a series of recommended reforms.

04/18/2012

Business Roundtable Position on U.S. Housing Policy: Principles for Reform

For every new house built in the United States, three new full-time jobs are created.[1] The sooner U.S. housing starts return to the historical average of 1.2 million per year, the sooner we realize the creation of 1.5 million new full-time jobs in construction, manufacturing, and related supply chains.

04/18/2012

Create, Grow, Sustain 2012 Report

Business Roundtable’s 2012 Sustainability Report — Create, Grow, Sustain — now in its fifth year, features narratives from 126 CEOs on how their companies are leading the way with solutions to make the U.S. economy more sustainable while also driving economic growth and job creation. From sustainable supply chain and water management to energy efficiency and the use of cutting-edge technology, sustainable business practices are ingrained into the fabric of each featured company’s business practices.

04/02/2012

Marching Toward Madness

In 1986, the U.S. slashed its corporate tax rates in order to be more competitive. Since then, other countries have followed suit – leaving us behind. Higher tax rates make American companies less competitive, discourage foreign investment in the U.S. and stifle job growth. In addition, many of the rules for taxing the income American businesses earn abroad date back to the 1960s, and are completely out of sync with the way our leading competitors in Europe and Asia tax their companies. Once again, this puts U.S. companies and workers at a competitive disadvantage.

03/28/2012

CEO Economic Outlook Survey Comparison of Results: 2011Q1 - 2012Q1

Business Roundtable's CEO Economic Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly since the fourth quarter of 2002, provides a forward-looking view of the economic outlook of Business Roundtable member CEOs.

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