Whilst very few having anything positive to say. • The main barriers to growth revealed in the survey are: cost of living, increasing regulations, tax, barriers to business development, ferry issues, politics relating to licensing, planning, FHL taxation and impending visitor levy. • 88% of respondents are concerned about the impact of the cost of living, 84% of respondents are concerned about the impact of The Visitor Levy, 75% are concerned about the impact of FHL Abolition, 73% concerned about STL Licensing.