Study: $112 billion in new regulations in 2013

By Joseph Lawler

Published January 8, 2014 5:00am ET

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Study: $112 billion in new regulations in 2013 — New federal regulations cost the economy $112 billion in 2013, according to a newly released tally of government figures from the American Action Forum. Led by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy and health care agencies, the federal government added 157.9 million hours of paperwork for U.S. workers. American Action Forum, a right-of-center […]

New federal regulations cost the economy $112 billion in 2013, according to a newly released tally of government figures from the American Action Forum.

Led by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy and health care agencies, the federal government added 157.9 million hours of paperwork for U.S. workers.

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