REVIEW OF THE: IRS
The revised scheme will mainly provide for the following new measures and features:
- Provision of social amenities and community development where IRS promoters will be required to make a financial contribution of USD 6,000 per residential property
- Contributions may be in the form of:
- Training Facilities
- Social amenities, community development and
- Other facilities to be developed by the IRS promoters
- Cash to fund social projects
- Ensuring that the local community also participant in the project through outsourcing to small entrepreneur
- Allowing sale of non-residential components, including Spa, restaurant, golf course and commercial space
- Flexibility of payment in Euro and British as well as US Dollar
- Allowing a company, trust or societe to acquire an IRS residential property and authorising then to nominate a non-citizen to obtain a residence permit
- Allowing buyers of residential properties to borrow in foreign currency from local banks for the purchase of property
- Providing the opportunity for IRS buyers to obtain an occupation permit without renouncing their residence permit.
The new IRS regulations will enhance the attractiveness, competitiveness and flexibity of the scheme.