Firms spent €8.7m on CSO surveys

Cork: The CSO estimates that it cost Irish business €8.7 million in 2010 to comply with information requests for the agency.

The CSO’s Response Burden Barometer measures the total administrative burden placed on Irish businesses by CSO surveys. The barometer for 2010 has increased by 10.1% since 2005 and by 2.7% since 2009.

“The increase in the burden level in 2010 reflects the expansion of the June Agricultural Survey into the decennial Census of Agriculture. This more than offset a significant reduction in the earnings hours and employment costs survey, the reduction being achieved through a reduced sample and a lower completion time per survey form,” the CSO said.