So, Malta ranks 48th in the Global Competitive Index 2014.

The problem taking top spot when doing business, or not doing business, in Malta is inefficient government bureaucracy.

I thought we had a recently appointed government anti-bureaucracy commissioner with a remit to end unnecessary bureaucracy within government.

Perhaps this newspaper might ask the commissioner what, to date, this department has actually achieved in reducing unnecessary red tape?

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