Nov 29 - Minister Linares Attends Commonwealth Local Government Forum In Malta
The Minister for Culture, the Media, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares, has recently returned from various forums in Malta.
The Minister for Culture, the Media, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares, has recently returned from various forums in Malta.
Following an intensive 20-hour course delivered through the INTERPOL Global Learning Centre, Detective Inspector John Field of the RGP, Detective Constable Karl Walsh of the GDP and Customs Officer Dominic Lopez of HM Customs have been certified as National Central Bureau (NCB) officials.
The Government has rejected a claim in a report by Oxfam that says that Gibraltar should be on a tax haven blacklist. The report, which was published on Monday, includes Gibraltar because it allegedly fails to implement so-called anti-base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) measures. BEPS are tax avoidance strategies that exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules to artificially shift profits to low or no-tax locations.
The Minister for Health, Care and Justice, Neil F Costa, has announced new legislation which will support and protect individuals who are unable to make specific decisions in relation to their health, welfare or finances, due to lack of capacity.