The Senator says that if Islanders want to increase the overseas aid contribution the States make, as recommended by a Scrutiny report, and if they are prepared to pay for it, then he would have no problem raising taxes to provide the money. Jersey Oxfam Group chairman Ed Le Quesne said that he supported a clear aim for the States, and said hitting the United Nations target was an achievable goal.
More aid would mean more tax
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