A PAY freeze for public sector workers is a ‘slap in the face’ to employees who are shouldering the burden of a predicted £125 million budget deficit, union leaders have said.
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Fantasy film accounts may never be known: £200,000 of taxpayers money untraceable
A FILM company which received £200,000 of taxpayers’ money to produce a fantasy movie will never be called to account for how the public money was spent, it has emerged.
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Boat fuel more expensive in Jersey than Guernsey
The Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities have concluded that the price differential between the two islands is partly down to Jersey’s GST and partly because of the Ports of Jersey commercial fuel operator charge.
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JT, Jersey Post, Jersey Water and JE may all be sold off
The study will start by looking at JT’s relationship with the States and could lead to the telecoms company’s status as a publicly owned firm being called into question if it is found that the arrangement is no longer benefiting taxpayers.
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Battle lines drawn on the Esplanade front – for and against the new Finance Centre
THERE have been debates in the States, endless letters to this newspaper, hundreds of comments posted online and, most recently, a petition.
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States departments stripped of £13 million of underspends
£13m has been stripped from States departments after an underspend of £26m last year The money will be used to help balance the books and address the Island’s deficit However, the rest of the money will be ploughed back into the system STATES departments have been stripped of £13 million of funding that they did […]
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We must spend money to save money, says Treasury Minister
The States will need to employ more consultants to deal with £60m of job cuts, says Treasury Minister Senator Alan Maclean told a Scrutiny panel that outside help would be needed States are facing a shortfall of £125m by 2019 unless savings are made Are consultants worth the money? Take part in our poll below […]
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Transport get £500,000 for storm repairs
Weeks of bad weather between January and March caused more than £1 million worth of damage across the Island, with sections of sea wall washed away and slipways ruined.
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States vote not to review gas prices
Call for more controls after gas price drops 3.5% States reject proposition for States to be able to vary gas prices according to the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority The authority is currently carrying out a review of gas prices See the results of a JEP poll below CALLS to review gas tariffs in the wake […]
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‘No extra money for student loans system’
States Question Time round-up below UK-style student loan system ‘unlikely’ to be introduced in Jersey Question Time in numbers A STUDENT loans system similar to the one already in use in the UK is ‘unlikely’ to be introduced in Jersey, the Education Minister has said. ALL 49 elected Members were present at the start of […]
