DG GROW publishes cumulative cost assessment of the EU ceramics and glass industry
date: 18/07/2017
Some 20 pieces of EU legislation were prioritised from over 60 acts and grouped in 8 areas. These included climate, energy (electricity, gas), environment, waste, worker's safety.
The study finds that regulatory costs represent on average between 2.2% and 5.4% of production costs in these industries. However, they may rise up to between 10%-42,5% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and 16,2%-78,3% of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). Apart in averages for 2006-2015, results are also available for the typical year i.e. the most representative year for the current functioning of most pieces of legislation, indicative of how the costs related might evolve in the future.