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Tax blow: ‘Don’t take it out on us’
MINISTERS must not shift more of the tax burden on to ordinary people as they try to find a solution to problems with zero-ten, Consumer Council chairman Alan Breckon has warned.
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Council says sorry for motor trade slur
THE Consumer Council has had to publish a front-page correction after erroneously claiming that Islanders were being ripped off by local car dealers.
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Jersey dentists are no more expensive than UK dentists
From A Davis and J Utting, nursing staff. SCRUTINY is investigating the cost of dental treatment in Jersey. Previously the Consumer Council, headed by Senator Alan Breckon, had made a comparison between Jersey dentistry and NHS dentistry. As most people know (except the Consumer Council and Senator Breckon), the UK has a subsidised, underfunded and […]
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Ombudsman: Long wait over
THE States has agreed to set up a financial ombudsman giving Islanders the ability to challenge unfair and incorrect financial advice.
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A Week in Politics
STAND well back. Watch carefully. Do not take your eyes off the bundle of cash on the table. Don’t even blink.
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Benefits shock: Breckon pledges review
AN independent review of the first six months of Income Support will be undertaken early this year after the damning report by former St Helier welfare staff. Senator Alan Breckon, pictured, chairman of the Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny panel, said that the leaked draft report raised serious questions about the well-being of Islanders […]
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Challenge over price of power
ELECTRICITY prices could be reduced thanks to an obscure piece of legislation from the 1930s. Senator Alan Breckon wants to use the Electricity (Jersey) Law 1937 to stop the Jersey Electricity Company from putting up prices at the same time as it increases dividend payments to shareholders. He has lodged a proposition to reduce electricity […]
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Entries invited for community award
The winner of an award that recognises the unsung heroes in Jersey has urged Islanders to put themselves forward for the 2009 title.
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Deputy claims abuse concerns ‘snubbed’
AN emotional States Deputy has claimed that her concerns about child abuse within a family were ‘snubbed’ by Social Services three years before the father was jailed for abusing his daughters.
