英議員建議拍賣簽證 爲英國吸引有錢人

英國保守黨議員組成的自由企業組織近期提出一項“以市場爲導向”的移民體系改革提案，建議英國政府將居住和工作簽證拿出來拍賣，賣給競價最高的個人和企業，這樣才能確保進入英國的都是能爲英國經濟做出貢獻的人，同時保證英國的國際競爭力。另外，該組織還建議政府鼓勵銀行和交通運營商之間的競爭，爲新興企業減免稅收，使英國成爲全世界對新興企業最友好的國家。該提案指出，拍賣簽證還可以讓政府通過調整價格來控制入境移民人數。

Visas to live and work in Britain should be sold to the highest bidder in a dramatic overhaul of the immigration system, Conservative MPs say today.

An auction of visas among wealthy individuals and international companies, would ensure that only people able to contribute to the UK economy, the MPs suggest.

The proposal for a “market-based” immigration system is part of a wide-ranging plan to overhaul economic and industrial policies drawn up by a leading group of backbench Conservatives.

The Free Enterprise Group of MPs says that the Government should do much more to encourage competition among utility companies, banks and transport operators.

Tax breaks and other help from the State should be provided to make it easier for new firms to break into established markets and challenge today’s big companies, the group says.

Public sector bodies should also be given a new obligation to help new companies grow.

"Britain should become the friendliest nation for start-ups in the world. Instead of fearing competition, we should encourage it,” the group said in a report published today.

To ensure that Britain remains internationally competitiveness, immigration rules should be changed, the report suggests.

Selling visas to companies or individuals would be “less bureaucratic than today’s system, allow the Government to control the flow through price changes and ensure that workers only entered the country if they added significant value to the economy.”

George Freeman MP, the report’s author, said that Britain must become more pro-enterprise to survive in the 21st Century.

“We need to do more to unleash an entrepreneurial ethos both in the public and private sector. This requires bold new thinking like a pro-enterprise immigration policy and a new deal for business,” he said.

“This is how we build a global vision for developing a competitive economy and succeeding in the global race.”