THE scrapping of annual tax breaks of more than £2,000 for families with children at university to fund ‘direct’ financial assistance for students is being considered by ministers.
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A ‘no strings attached’ slice of £900,000
EACH parish will receive a ‘no strings attached’ slice of £900,000 set aside to pay rates bills on States properties this year which has not been spent because legislation requiring the payments was rejected, if a new proposition is approved.
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Plan to plug £15m Health budget hole
PROPOSALS to plug a £15 million budget hole caused by the rejection of the health charge last year will be announced early next month, the Treasury Minister has said.
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30% fall in finance industry economic output
THE economic output of Jersey’s finance industry has declined almost 30 per cent since the pre-recession peak in 2007, new States figures have revealed.
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JT could be sold to boost States rainy-day reserves
STATES assets such as Jersey Telecom could be sold off as part of plans to replenish the Island’s rainy-day fund, which may be raided to part-fund the new hospital project, the Treasury Minister has said.
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Third of Members to stand in next election
MORE than a third of sitting States Members intend to contest the 2018 election and reclaim their seats in the Assembly.
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Reform Jersey propose living wage for all States employees
POLITICAL party Reform Jersey has lodged proposals calling for the living wage to be made mandatory for employees of the States, States-owned companies and States contractors by June next year.
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COMMENT: Time for big business to play its part by paying ‘Tesco tax’
By Lucy Stephenson
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Emails reveal Members’ thoughts after Brexit
WITH an apparent split in the Council of Ministers becoming evident, divisions among ministers over the government’s media strategy following last year’s EU referendum have been revealed.
