Charging is a substantial revenue source, which currently accrues primarily to the airlines—many of them foreign-owned—that benefit from the cheap charges.
First, did he approve of the extra-statutory concession given during the war to refugees, exempting them from tax in respect of foreign-owned securities?
That demonstrates the growing confidence of foreign-owned firms in our science and engineering base.
One is not being alarmist to point out the dependence of this country on foreign-owned and controlled tanker fleets.
Compared to the locally-owned companies, the foreign-owned factories have a somewhat larger scale of operation and are located in the rural outskirts of the urban centres.
On the other hand, it should be noted that foreign-owned companies generally build brand new plants, and working conditions tend to be better than in similar national plants.
They might therefore focus on assessing corruption conditions faced by foreign-owned companies, which may sometimes differ from those faced by domestically owned firms.
It is unlikely that the government will form a new coalition with a largely foreign-owned financial sector.