With the States Business Plan debate looming when politicians return from their summer break on 13 September, the union proposal to stop tax rises and service cuts and use reserves and borrowing to get through the deficit has been formally proposed to the States by Deputy Geoff Southern, the last surviving member of the Jersey Democratic Alliance.
At the same time, a newly formed group of business leaders called the Small Society, led by former States Member Geoffrey Grime, have urged the States to abandon any plans to raise new taxes until they have done more to reduce spending.
• Read the full story in today’s Jersey Evening Post
