The government continues its efforts to alleviate the burden on businesses through deregulation and tax reform. However, the implementation of such policies faces challenges due to prevailing anti-business sentiments and the distorted perception equating businesses with wealth.

• Burden by Company Size
  BBI enables quantitative comparisons of burdens across small, medium, and large companies, highlighting disparities in tax and regulatory impact.
• Industry and Regional Comparison
  Analyzing BBI by industry and region helps identify heavily burdened sectors or areas and supports the development of targeted policies.
• Policy Impact Assessment
  BBI measures the effectiveness of tax or regulatory changes by comparing business burdens before and after policy implementation.
• International Comparison
  BBI allows for quantitative comparisons of Korea’s business burden against global counterparts, informing competitiveness evaluations.

The burdens that businesses experience in their operations are broadly classified into (1) taxes, (2) quasi-taxes, (3) regulations, and (4) other business burdens. The sector-specific Business Burden Index indicates that a value above 100 means more businesses feel burdened, while a value below 100 means fewer businesses feel burdened.