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| 29/07 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 28/07 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 27/07 UK Launches Raft Of Tax Consultations, Tax-News.com |
| 26/07 Fat
Tax On The Menu
, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 23/07 Sarkozy Seeks 'Fiscal Convergence' With Germany, Tax-News.com |
| 20/07 Singapore
Base For Tuvalu OIFC, Tax-News.com |
| 19/07 Expats
Turn Backs On US Taxes, Tax-News.com |
| 16/07
Congress Approves US Financial Reform Bill, Tax-News.com |
| 15/07 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 15/07 St
Vincent & The Grenadines, Investors Offshore special feature |
13/07 Tax-News.com
Jersey Review 2010-2011 |
| 12/07 Goodbye
To All That, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 09/07
Antigua Pursuing Trade Sanctions Against US, Tax-News.com |
| 08/07 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
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06/07 Hong
Kong Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 05/07
Australian Mining Tax Agreement Reached, Tax-News.com |
| 02/07 Online
Trading For Expats, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 29/06 EC
To Extend Common System Of VAT, Tax-News.com |
| 28/06
Lowtax Dubai, annual update |
| 25/06 Jersey
Considers Tax Future, Tax-News.com |
| 22/06 VAT
Hiked In UK Emergency Budget, Tax-News.com |
| 21/06 Steady
Progress In TPP Negotiations, Tax-News.com |
| 18/06 Singapore
- Another Hong Kong?, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 15/06 Swiss
Parliament Approves UBS Agreement, Tax-News.com |
| 14/06 Ethical
Moonshine, Penelope Wise blog entry |
| 11/06 Germany
Purchases Stolen Tax Data Disc, Tax-News.com |
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08/06 Dubai
Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 07/06 G-20
Shelves Global Bank Tax, Tax-News.com |
| 04/06
Lowtax Panama, annual update |
| 01/06
Lowtax Luxembourg, annual update |
| 31/05
OECD And EU Strengthen Tax Cooperation, Tax-News.com |
| 28/05
Lowtax Guernsey, annual update |
| 25/05
Lowtax Jersey, annual update |
| 24/05 Lithuania
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 21/05
Lowtax Liechtenstein, annual update |
| 18/05 Latvia
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 17/05 Offshore
And The Euro, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 14/05 IO
Focus: Barbados, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 03/03
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Tax Guide, PBTG, has launched! |
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New Zealand Tops Expat Quality Of Life Poll,
by Phillip Morton, Investors Offshore.com 06 October 2008
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New Zealand has topped a poll of the most popular destinations for UK expatriates
conducted by Alliance and Leicester International (ALIL), the offshore savings
bank.
According to the survey, New Zealand was rated highly on two fronts: its favourable
cost of living and its high quality of life.
At GBP105,750 (USD185,750), average property prices in New Zealand are relatively
low, while food, drink and fuel are also considerably cheaper than in other
popular destinations for expats.
It also boasts one of the more favourable tax regimes, with the highest band
at 39% - significantly lower than its neighbour Australia (50%) and the ever
popular expat destination, France (48%).
In ALIL’s Cost of Living Scorecard, New Zealand was followed by South
Africa, Florida, Dubai and Canada. The UK rated eighth of the 14 countries.
At the other end of the scale, France is the most expensive followed by Hong
Kong, Spain, New York and Singapore.
New Zealand - a country with a population of under five million - also boasts
a low crime rate, high internet connectivity and consistently mild weather,
favourable working hours and generous annual leave, which puts it at the top
for quality of life on the ALIL scorecard.
Australia scored well on the Quality of Life Scorecard coming in at second
place – compared to 9th in the cost of living scale. European destinations
- Italy, Spain, Portugal and France - also scored more highly on this aspect
of the study, as the relaxed Mediterranean attitude to work life balance triumphed.
Poor weather dragged the UK down the rankings to eighth, while Canada’s
freezing winters also affected its position.
Whilst rated the second cheapest country for the cost of living, South Africa
fared far worse when it came to the quality of life. This was mainly due to
the high crime rate – South Africa is notorious for high levels of property
crime and has the highest rate of murder of any of the countries in the list,
with a rate of 0.496008 murders per 1,000 people. It also has a very low level
of internet connectivity and a long working week (45 hrs).
However, New York with its over 40 hour working week, just 10 days annual leave
and relatively high crime rate offered the lowest quality of life. Those devoted
to fast city living may dispute this, citing nightlife and high salaries as
attracting them, but for many the downsides outweigh the upsides.
Simon Ripton, Acting Managing Director of Alliance & Leicester International
comments: “Costs and quality of life are often not the primary reason
that many UK citizens decide to move abroad, particularly if work takes them
to another country. However these are certainly important factors once they
are in their new home. Most places have their unique attractions, so while one
country might be someone’s idea of heaven, it might be another’s
idea of hell.”
He adds: “That said, New Zealand does on average appear to offer
a high quality of life at a reasonable cost – attributes that many people
value in their country of residence. Its strong cultural links to the UK also
make it highly attractive to many UK movers. But wherever expats do decide to
settle, they will want to maintain links with the UK and many of the aspects
of their home country that they value."
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