Belfast could be Singapore-style tax-free zone, says Johnson
by Lisa O'Carroll and Rob Davies from Economics | The Guardian on (#4JBHT)
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Belfast could be turned into a Singapore-style tax-free zone under proposals being considered by Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become the new prime minister.
At a hustings in the Northern Ireland capital on Tuesday he expressed enthusiasm for the idea, when asked by a member of the audience.
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