Housing Minister Sam Mézec had brought forward proposals which would have removed ’20 means 20′ and brought everyone on a single rate of tax.
The proposals would have introduced a new flat rate of tax of 25 per cent for everybody with everyone eligible for tax breaks. This, he said, would give 43,000 Islanders a tax cut, with the richest 3,500 people in Jersey seeing a hike.
However, his proposals to amend the Budget were rejected by 34 votes to 12.
