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<p>In the short term, the Government will continue to seek the amendment or repeal
of EU rules within the framework of the European Commission’s Regulatory Fitness (REFIT)
programme, in order to minimise the regulatory burdens imposed on UK businesses. The
REFIT programme was established in 2012 to review the stock of existing EU legislation
in order to identify burdens, inconsistencies, gaps or ineffective measures and address
them.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the work of the Red Tape Challenge and the current
Cutting Red Tape programme, we will continue our engagement with business to gather
their views on their priorities for reducing EU regulatory burdens wherever possible
once the UK has left the EU. My Rt Hon Friend the former Secretary of State for Business,
Innovation and Skills, the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) chaired a roundtable
with business leaders, to discuss the challenges faced by businesses and ensure that
the negotiation of the UK’s future relationship with the EU is carried out in the
interest of UK companies, investors, potential investors and workers.</p><p> </p><p>
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