Cutting red tape on New Zealand agenda at OECD meetings

New Zealand Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith will be looking at ways to cut regulation in a series of meetings with the OECD group of developed nations next week.

Goldsmith said he would travel to Paris Saturday for meetings at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD) to share experiences in cutting compliance costs for businesses.

"I am eager to hear what other countries have put in place to ensure their economies are competitive and productive, and I will be looking to find out how other regulators are keeping pace with technological innovation," Goldsmith said in a statement Friday.

He would also visit counterparts in the Dutch government in The Hague to discuss their approach to regulatory reform and to attend the Global Cyberspace Conference.

He would then visit Brussels to attend a number of European Union meetings focusing comparative examples of competition promotion, consumer choice and protection.

"My focus will be on developing a deeper understanding of international best practice with the New Zealand context in mind," he said. Endi