As traditional Caribbean citizenship-by-investment programs face growing pressure from the EU and begin to wind down, Barbados is introducing an investment-based permanent residency program offering an accelerated path to citizenship.
As part of its 2027 budget, the Italian government is considering cutting the tax rate on long-term rentals under agreed-rent contracts from 10% to 5%. Officials hope the incentive will encourage property owners to return vacant homes and holiday lets to the traditional long-term rental market.