Inside Politics: Ministers will visit 74 cities in 44 countries on behalf of ‘Ireland Inc’
It’s noticeable that the three Green Ministers have all chosen long-haul trips. Eamon Ryan is going to Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. Roderic O’Gorman is going to Delhi, Mumbai and Dhaka. Catherine Martin is going to Los Angeles.
The golden visa story is no less important. Arthur Beesley and Jack Horgan-Jones report that the €1.25 billion scheme has beenbecause of concerns within the Government of a surge in applicants from China to the Immigrant Investor Programme. “All but 41 of the 1,316 applications to join in 2022 were from people in China, a record year for submission after speculation that the programme might be closed.”he attended the Oireachtas Justice Committee yesterday after Cabinet.
Meanwhile there is much speculation about what the package will include and not include. It looks like the days are numbered for a lower 9 per cent VAT rate for hospitality. Minister for Finance Michael McGrath was in Brussels yesterday saying that the package would contain both universal and targeted measure, and would also have to be affordable.full-blooded exchange
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