We need to focus on the speed with which local governments can work with businesses.
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What I would say is governments need assistance to run their organisations more efficiently just like businesses do.
We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country.
It's businesses versus big government. We don't need big government. We need a more efficient, lean government, and that's exactly the kind of government we intend to deliver.
When I visit local communities, people often complain that they need the approval of several dozen government departments to get something done or to start a business, and people are quite frustrated about this.
The government has got to do something to help independent businesses.
We must get government out of the way and help foster an environment where small businesses are free to grow and create jobs.
We need to get out of the way of the small business owner - and big business owners - and allow them to do what government can only dream of doing: creating jobs and thereby creating wealth.
Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting a business today and needed a partner, you would never choose a large bureaucratic institution like the government.
When you are in the infrastructure sector, you've to work along with the government.
Don't make government work like a business... it's inherently inefficient.