Sep 19 - GBGA Present UK Tax Lawsuit Next Week
With the UK Government’s Point of Consumption tax coming into play early next month, the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association will present their legal challenge against the new law in the coming week.
Casinos Online reports that’s the case will be heard by the British High Court on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th September 2014. The Association will argue that the new regime is discriminatory, in breach of European law and a ‘disproportionate interference with the right to free movement of services’.
The GHA has announced that, after months of discussions and negotiations between itself, Unite the Union and the Government, it has finally reached a “positive solution” to the ongoing issue affecting a small number of contract workers in the GHA.
The Gibraltar Chronicle is conducting a political opinion poll which has been distributed to addresses across Gibraltar. The survey comes hot on the heels of the GSLP-Liberal administration’s celebration of 1,000 days in office and the Chief Minster’s comment there were around 500 days left before the next general election. It is the first opinion poll conducted by the local daily since the GSLP-Libs won the election in December 2011.
A new magazine aimed at providing a platform for civil servants to voice their ideas and views has been launched by the Government Press Office. ‘gov.gi’ will be produced in-house and distributed to the entire public sector. Developed by the No.6 Press Office team, the first edition includes articles form many of the Ministries and special features on particular jobs including Port Duty Officer, a tax officer ad the Deputy Chief Minister.
