Doing Business in United Kingdom

BIG TAX INCENTIVES TO LIVE, WORK AND INVEST IN ITALY! 
     (February 2020)

The Italian Government has introduced measures intended to encourage workers and entrepreneurs to move to, and invest in, Italy:

• HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS – 100K€ LUMP SUM TAX 
• SPECIAL TAX REGIME FOR WORKERS AND (INDIVIDUAL) ENTREPRENEURS TRANSFERRING THEIR RESIDENCE TO ITALY
• 7% FLAT TAX FOR FOREIGN PENSIONERS TRANSFERRING THEIR RESIDENCE TO ITALY

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BREXIT 3: AN UPDATE – WHERE TO NOW?       (December 2019)

The UK’s new Conservative-led government now has a clear parliamentary majority of 80 seats to enable it pass into law the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (the ‘Deal’) by the deadline of the 30 January 2020.

So it would seem the election result has brought some clarity. Or has it?

On the 12 December 2019 the Conservative party won Britain’s General Election with a large majority and thus with it the power to fulfill their pledge to secure parliamentary approval of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by Christmas and leave the EU by 31 January 2020.

Despite the positive initial reactions of capital and currency markets, as well as they party’s election slogan “Get Brexit Done”, this isn’t the end of the matter. That is because the Withdrawal Agreement contains only the legalities around the divorce of Britain from the EU. It does not cover the future relationship.

So in fact, this is probably only the end of the beginning of the Brexit process. Prime-Minister Boris Johnson now has until December 2020 to agree a favorable forward-looking trade deal with the EU. Although he has until 30 June 2020 to ask for a further extension of Britain’s regulatory transition (standstill) period with the EU, Mr Johnson insists he will not ask for any extension. If a deal is not reached, Britain would then revert to World Trade Organisation tariffs and rules (i.e. a ‘No Deal’ or Hard Brexit).

Thus we are likely looking at another cliff edge deadline. Trade deals historically have taken years to deliver, but there are only some 6 months until the 30 June deadline. Perhaps because negotiations are not starting from scratch (it being a case of altering trade arrangements that are already in place) the PM must presumably be confident that a deal can be reached within this time, and is said to be looking as the so-called “Canada-plus” model.
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BREXIT: UNCERTAINTY IS THE WATCHWORD, BUT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES STILL EXIST!      (May 2019)

The Brexit leave date has come and gone and the future of the UK relationship with the EU is plagued with uncertainty which looks set to continue - but with a new deadline of Oct 31 2019.   

MORE OF THE SAME - WHAT TO SAY TO BUSINESS LEADERS? 

The UK Prime Minister's resignation only serves to confirm the now familiar message to business i.e. that they must continue to plan for uncertainty:

• In the near term, consider exposure to possible disruptions in movement of good/services for both suppliers and customers, model scenarios of price changes (whether through logistical costs, tariffs & taxes or exchange rate movements) and consider if changes in mobility of people might impact the workforce or customer base.
• Thereafter, think about scenarios for the possible opening up and closing down of opportunities in various markets, how the competitive landscape might alter and, perhaps in addition to planning for the downside, consider what upsides might present themselves?     

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