The accusation from outgoing Deputy Daniel Wimberley was levelled specifically at Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf, Public Accounts Committee Chairman Senator Ben Shenton and Corporate Services chairman Senator Sarah Ferguson, as well as others outside the States.

It followed the defeat yesterday of his amendment to the annual Business Plan to increase proposed States budgets for 2013 by almost £15m to bring them into line with States spending in 2012.

• See Friday’s JEP for full report

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