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3. If people are expected to come from the European continent to the island, (or even further afield) the government need to expand the economy to give them reasons for coming here. Just brainstorming here..what expansion of the finance sector would encourage this? Planes don't have to be full of passengers, they can include cargo planes full of parts, so perhaps consideration could also be given to how the freeport area could be expanded (in terms of high tech manufacturing facilities) to prepare and then export high value finished equipments. Surely there would be companies interested that could be attracted to the island for this purpose, particularly if the island was presented with an export opportunity that avoided landing in the European Union

 

Perhaps there is scope here for such a project ot be used in conjunction with the Islands commercial aircraft registry to make the Island a one-stop shop for mid-size aviation services. I dont think the registry alone would be enough (and certainly not without a suitable VAT concession from Treasury) but its certainly an interesting area. When you consider the relative success of the yacht registry its certainly a sectorthat could be beneficial for the Island as a whole.