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RETAILERS are likely to face a top rate tax of 20 per cent after Members rejected proposals to halve the levy.

THE price of alcohol in Jersey has increased significantly over the last two decades, while it has remained static in the UK, a report presented to States Members has revealed.

JERSEY has been given the highest possible rating by a world trade body which assesses different jurisdictions’ compliance with international standards on tax transparency.

A DECISION on how Jersey’s new hospital should be funded should once again be delayed because planning approval has not yet been granted for the scheme, a backbench review panel has said.

THE centuries-old dual role of the Bailiff may finally be ended while same-sex marriage laws could be approved after several years of debate in what could be a States sitting of historical significance this week.

THE proposed new ‘retail tax’ on large shops would be charged at just ten per cent – and more tax placed on cigarettes, alcohol and gambling – if proposals lodged by a former Treasury Minister are approved.

MORE Islanders will have to be sent to England for treatment, the Health Minister has warned if the States Assembly reject proposals for the new hospital.

LARGE retailers will be taxed, more finance companies charged the ten per cent rate and tax relief for married couples increased, if Budget proposals issued today are passed.

UNIVERSITY students could be asked to return to Jersey to work for a minimum period as part of the new student grant scheme announced last week.

BORROWING up to £275 million remains the best solution for funding the new hospital although the market is being constantly monitored, the Treasury Minister has said.