The next morning, Li Jianhui and others continued their talks. There was no problem with the license, even if they were operating at the designated terminal.
However, there is a jam in taxation. The Portuguese and Australian governments are obviously unwilling to reduce tax rates, thus affecting their fiscal revenue.
Felit said: "Our government can give you free land that is no less than the area occupied by the Lisboa Hotel. Compared with Alaska, our tax rate is already relatively low.
I also hope that you will also give in, so that we can have the possibility of continuing the discussion."
"Mr. Philit, we have shown our great sincerity by sitting here today. You must know that if we don't choose to dock, you won't receive a cent of the tax.
I think it is more appropriate to reduce taxes by 50%. You can think about how many jobs we can provide to Lisboa and how much consumption we can drive when we come ashore. You should not focus all your attention on our taxes.
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In fact, even if the Portuguese and Macao governments do not lower taxes, Li Jianhui will agree that the brand he values most is still the brand.
Despite the recent boom in luxury cruise ships, in more than ten years, the North will never allow such an industry to develop within its jurisdiction.
But having a license is completely different. By then they can operate with confidence and boldly and become a legal industry.
But at this time, you still have to negotiate the price. After all, it is your side that takes the initiative now. At least their operation is safe for the time being.
On reducing taxes, Lisboa Tourism and Entertainment Company's position is completely consistent with that of Li Jianhui and others.
You must know that this tax is not mainly used to improve Lisboa, but is handed over to the Portuguese government by the Portuguese and Macao governments. They would rather donate the saved tax to Lisboa than send more money to Portugal.
Now the Portuguese and Macao governments are faced with a difficult problem. If they don't agree, these ships will not dock. Lisboa's tax revenue will continue to decline, and their fiscal revenue will continue to decrease.
If they agree to lower taxes, even if several companies come to shore, it is still unknown whether the taxes collected will return to their peak.
It was another negotiation that ended in vain, but this morning's discussion was much better than yesterday afternoon, and several companies have reached a certain consensus on many issues.
The main differences now are issues of taxation and the construction location of each hotel. Lisboa Tourism and Entertainment Company is obviously unwilling to build hotels in their core areas.
At present, the most popular and prosperous area in Lisboa is the area where the Lisboa Hotel is located. Naturally, several companies are not willing to give in easily.
In order to put pressure on the other party, Li Jianhui and others only agreed to have one last negotiation this afternoon and then return to Xiangjiang.
All parties took advantage of the noon time to discuss and adjust their expectations.
14k doesn't care about the bustling central area at all. Li Jianhui has designed a blueprint. Luxury hotels are only the most basic. A large shopping mall - Wheelock Plaza, and a large entertainment city will also be built around it.
In addition, Li Jianhui plans to establish a helicopter route from Xiangjiang to Lisboa, and the Lisboa helipad will be placed in Haojiang New Town.
Anyway, the plan has been set. Whether it can come true in the end depends on luck, especially on the helicopter route. I don’t know if the Xiangjiang side will get stuck in his neck.
Because of Li Jianhui's plan, the goals of 14k, Xingyi'an and Heshenghe were not consistent, and some differences arose between the three parties during the afternoon negotiations.
Li Jianhui agreed to abandon the central city and chose Taipa, which is currently relatively remote, but the requirement was that in addition to providing an area no less than that of the Lisboa Hotel for free, he also needed to sell 20 hectares of surrounding land at a low price.
The Portuguese and Macao governments naturally have no objection to this. They also hope to have capital to develop Taipa, which can promote Lisboa's economic development and increase tax revenue for them.
However, Xing Nian An and Hop Sing He insisted on building their own luxury hotel around the Lisboa Hotel. Naturally, the major shareholders of the Lisboa Tourism and Entertainment Company would not agree.
Felit had to stand up and be the peacemaker. With different tax rates in different areas, the other two companies chose to abandon the central area, but they still stayed on the peninsula, instead of choosing to develop on outlying islands like 14k.
In terms of tax rate, Lisboa Tourism and Entertainment Company is located in the central and prosperous area and pays 35% of the profits tax. Xingyi'an and Hesheng are located on the peninsula and pays 30% of the profits tax. Haojiang Tourism and Entertainment Company is located in remote Taipa, and the profits tax is 30%.
27.5%.
Compared with Xiangjiang, the tax rate is quite high, but in areas where the same industry is legal, such tax rates are relatively low.
However, it is only for five years now. After five years, adjustments will be made and a unified profits tax of 35% will be implemented.
Such a plan is acceptable to the major shareholders of Lisboa Tourism and Entertainment Company. Although there are several more competitors, they still have strong advantages.
Especially when the ship docks, those tourists will definitely prefer to come to the bustling Lisboa Hotel instead of the cruise ship parked at the pier.
As for the tax rate, although it is a little higher than other companies, it is still lower than before, and they are still satisfied.
Li Jianhui and others are equally satisfied. Although they will need to pay taxes from now on, they have also become a legal industry, and they do not need to worry about this in future operations.
The Portuguese and Macao governments are also satisfied. With these companies docked, their rapidly declining fiscal revenue will rebound, and it will also drive the development of other aspects of Lisboa.
After several parties signed the agreement, Felit said: "Everyone, we are all on the same boat now. Luxury cruise ships on the high seas are a huge threat to us. I wonder if you have any way to curb this?"
The big bosses present all looked at Li Jianhui. They knew that it was Li Jianhui who proposed the luxury cruise business in the first place.
I am afraid only this planner knows better how to solve this problem now.
Li Jianhui said with a smile: "Don't think so complicated, do you know where the high seas are? To put it mildly, our current luxury cruise ships have not really entered the high seas at all.
As long as everyone's influence is strong enough, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places can jointly attack this area, and they can directly sweep a large area.
At the same time, starting from the safety aspect, Lisboa has government protection and life safety is more guaranteed, but this is not necessarily the case on a luxury cruise ship.
In addition, several parties have joined forces to intimidate other associations so that they do not dare to play this trick in the surrounding areas, and the customers will naturally return."
Li Jianhui's idea has been thought of by the Lisboa Tourism and Entertainment Company before, but the influence of the three major associations plus Li Jianhui cannot be underestimated, and if they are pushed too far, they are also worried that the three major associations will do something outrageous.
That's why I chose peace talks.
If several companies join forces now, they can indeed turn around the surrounding situation. At least Xiangjiang and Lisboa will no longer have the strength to dare to operate this business in the form of luxury cruise ships.
As for Southeast Asia, they are currently beyond their reach and can only consider it later.