http://www.b2bgibraltar.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:40:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/summer-2008 Slowly the dust settles and the consequences of some of June’s budget announcements are now coming sharply into focus. At first, the Chamber’s broad view of the budget was that the cut in the corporate tax burden would be welcomed by local businesses on the one hand, but this would be ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/2008-budget-an-inflationary-tale The Principal Auditor has uncovered “staggering” levels of absenteeism in government departments. In his latest annual report, James Posso revealed the shocking results of a study carried out in five government departments. In one department, Buildings and Works, industrial workers were each taking an average of 25 days sick leave a year, ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/absenteeism-in-the-public-sector-can-we-let-this-go-on On a sunny afternoon recently, the road to the top of the Rock was heaving. The behemoth cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, was tied up in port and passengers on shore excursions mingled with casual day trippers as they surveyed the panoramic views and cooed at this year’s brood ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/our-tourist-product-is-it-up-to-scratch In the face of continued long-term tax uncertainty in the finance sector, Chief Minister Peter Caruana signalled that he favoured a corporate tax rate “at the bottom end” of the 10-12% range as from 2010. He made the comment in a budget address where he also announced a 6% cut in ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/tax-news September will see Young Enterprise, funded by Barclays Wealth and supported by the Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce among others, embark on a pilot Company Programme at Gibraltar College. Young Enterprise is a highly successful not-for-profit organisation that delivers practical learning programmes through the support of local business. This support is provided ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/young-enterprise-coming-to-gibraltar A debate on shopping hours in Gibraltar It is midmorning on Main Street in Gibraltar and tourists are walking up and down looking for something to do. A couple of off-licences are open, a leather shop and also a couple of bars. All of them are busy.  The trouble is that ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/open-for-business-a-shopper%e2%80%99s-recent-experience The meeting was held on Thursday 17th April 2008 at the Eliott Hotel. The President gave his address to the group of members attending. In it, he referred to the Chamber’s recently published Annual Report and Accounts and reviewed the extensive range of activities carried out by the Chamber during ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/members%e2%80%99-annual-general-meeting Parallel running ends in just three months’ time •    Have you told all your clients and suppliers about the new dialling code? •    Update your website with new dialling codes •    Remember to change numbers when ordering new stationery Just to remind members, the main changes in the new plan are: •    the introduction of ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/five-to-eight-digits-are-you-ready There was a good turnout of Chamber members at a recent seminar on the new EU Funding Programme. The seminar was held in association with the EU Programmes Secretariat at the Eliott Hotel and its purpose was to introduce members to the new Programme, which runs until 2013. The seminar explained ... http://www.b2bgibraltar.com/summer-2008/eu-funding-seminar