eThekwini Large and Medium Manufacturing Firm Survey 2013-2014
South Africa, 2013 - 2014
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zaf-beds-elmmfs-2002-2003-v1
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School of Built Environment and Development Studies, eThekwini Municipality, World Bank, Bureau of Market Research
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Data file: elmmfs-2013-2014-v1-s12
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loc_start_pos:
314
loc_end_pos:
317
Width:
4
Range:
-4 - 3500
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Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -4 | N/A |
| 1 | Too much red tape |
| 2 | Improve on line systems for statutory reporting |
| 3 | Imports by gvt undermine national producers |
| 4 | Uneven regulatory playing field in SACU penalizes SA firms |
| 5 | Insufficient transformation |
| 6 | No preference for local manuf in tenders |
| 7 | Get tougher with Unions |
| 8 | Exchange rate fuels imports |
| 9 | Power infrastructure not sorted out |
| 10 | Industrial zones are not looked after |
| 11 | Info for growth of local business not provided timeously |
| 12 | Better planning needed to make it easier to plan with certainty |
| 13 | Need up to date info to know what is going on |
| 14 | implement policies (that need to be implemented or have pending implementation) area for further progress |
| 15 | Provide consistent application of laws |
| 17 | Labour & collective bargaining |
| 18 | Sustain businesses older than 5 years |
| 21 | On line system crashes for statutory reporting |
| 23 | Focus on education and work experience |
| 25 | Better data needed |
| 26 | Central gvt must be more transparent |
| 31 | No rental & rate controls |
| 33 | Provide readily available info regarding changes in gvt policy |
| 35 | More programmes on TV to provide information |
| 38 | Promotion of education required |
| 40 | Promote competition in electricity and fuel sector |
| 41 | Not a purely competitive market because of corruption |
| 51 | Support provided is misguided or irrelevant |
| 52 | Incentives not varied enough or not fully adequate |
| 54 | Specialist knowledge on sector is required |
| 55 | Insufficient engagement between gvt and business |
| 56 | There is no understanding of the importance of foundries for mining by gvt |
| 57 | Need to support the foreign firms |
| 59 | Competition uneven around who gets incentives |
| 60 | Insufficient BEE transformation |
| 61 | Tenders are not in favour of small est |
| 62 | Policy makers have to be consistent in the way goods are procured |
| 63 | Procurement rules |
| 64 | Procurement rules need to be sorted out so as to be beneficial for industry |
| 65 | Not enough emphasis on BBEE companies |
| 66 | Too many new policies brought in all the time & policy changes |
| 67 | Support small firms with infrastructure |
| 68 | Reduce crime or cost of security |
| 70 | Provide incentives to create employment without limiting factors |
| 71 | Relations between gvt & labour hamper progress |
| 72 | More to be done for equitable solutions to be found between companies and employees |
| 73 | Labour legislation is backward |
| 74 | Different training programmes required |
| 75 | Fake health certificates exist |
| 76 | Educational improvements NB |
| 77 | The right education system required to improve employability |
| 78 | Safety & security are NB |
| 79 | No impact of Health Policy |
| 81 | Exchange rate stability or exchange rate too volatile |
| 82 | Minimal control |
| 83 | There is no control when it has a high impact |
| 91 | Toll might be a problem |
| 92 | Improvement on rail infrastructure needed |
| 93 | Transport costs are a problem |
| 94 | Need market intelligence wrt what CAN happen or is happening |
| 95 | Tax revenue could be used more effectively |
| 96 | Support FDI |
| 97 | Infrastructure in the region still has a long way to go |
| 100 | Incentive schemes or related assistance good |
| 101 | Airports & Port development good |
| 102 | Information is on par with what is obtained by business in other countries |
| 103 | Techno capability development information is provided |
| 104 | Techno development information |
| 105 | Skills devt is working |
| 106 | There have been some good improvements in skills devt |
| 107 | pieces of legislation allow opportunities around products that cannot be produced abroad |
| 108 | Clusters: good initiative |
| 109 | Specific pieces of national legislation good |
| 110 | Low interest rate environment good |
| 111 | Competition has been promoted by allowing cheaper imports |
| 112 | Gvt has a vision although it is uni dimensional |
| 114 | There has been dramatic improvement in information |
| 119 | brought in countries under no duty arrangements when tariffs are high for imports which is good |
| 200 | Sectoral support needs long term commitments |
| 201 | But too little too late |
| 250 | Coordinated policy envt |
| 251 | Lack of interventions that are innovative to create concentrated demand |
| 501 | Pb with possible removal of a trade duty |
| 502 | Practical outworking a solution |
| 601 | Smaller firms need more attention |
| 602 | More business industry |
| 603 | PI is NB but need longer term support instruments |
| 604 | Too complicated to start a business |
| 611 | Tender awards are scarce - visibility NB |
| 612 | Tender process not fair |
| 701 | Unions are too strong |
| 702 | Balance power of Unions |
| 731 | Issues related to short or to peak time labour use |
| 732 | There is too much exploitation of labour |
| 733 | Not enough being done on efficient wage policy |
| 734 | Not flexible but fair wage policy needed |
| 740 | SETAs not working |
| 741 | SETAS have no impact |
| 742 | Not enough is being done on skills & on basic education |
| 743 | We cannot get our money back from the SETA |
| 744 | Still lack of skills & training in T&C |
| 745 | SETA system is not effective |
| 746 | People are not interested in training |
| 747 | Need more support for on the job or in-house training |
| 748 | Must offer incentives to the company |
| 749 | Skill devt is a major pb area |
| 750 | There are problems specific to the sector |
| 751 | Absenteeism is a problem as legislation is too lax on doctors certificates |
| 752 | Health Services |
| 753 | Basic skills are lacking |
| 781 | Crime & corruption to be addressed |
| 1000 | Health policy |
| 2500 | Safety and security |
| 3000 | Efficient currency exchange |
| 3500 | Efficient & flexible wage policy |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.