He says that given the unexpected £38m budget surplus and the £45m that GST will raise each year 12 months, the States can afford to agree to his proposition to exempt basic necessities from the 3% sales tax when it starts in May. Senator Shenton’s proposition is due to be debated on Tuesday, and a tight vote is expected given the narrow 28-23 defeat of the deferral proposition last week. ‘In the future we could have a £45m underpass and a grandiose art gallery – not much comfort if you are finding it difficult to feed your family,’ he said. ‘The art of politics is to always remember who you represent.
States ‘does not need to tax food’
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