A RAFT of measures – including a three-month extension to the planned cut in social security contributions – are being proposed to help Islanders struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The proposals – which have been lodged as amendments to the government’s mini-budget – also include a two-year freeze on rent increases and an end to […]
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Government ‘too lax with purse strings’ in the past
THE previous government was ‘too lax with the purse strings’ and promised efficiencies were ‘not appropriately delivered’, the Treasury Minister has said. Deputy Ian Gorst – who served as External Relations Minister in the previous administration – also reiterated his stance that the Island should not be preparing to borrow huge sums, which could potentially […]
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‘Food and energy vouchers needed to ease cost of living’
ONE-OFF payments – such as food or energy vouchers – to tackle the worst cost-of-living crisis in three decades should be considered by ministers as part of future government budgets, a Scrutiny panel has said. Next week, the States Assembly is due to debate the government’s emergency mini-budget, which has been designed to help Islanders […]
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The race for Chief Minister: Full list of the politicians backing Mézec and Moore
DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]
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Dramatic night will result in a new-look States Assembly
THE Council of Ministers will have a very different look when the States Assembly reconvenes following a dramatic election night. Voters across the Island delivered a damning indictment on the last four years as the Council of Ministers was decimated. With four ministers opting not to seek re-election and a further four – most dramatically […]
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'As the dust settles in the new-look States, will our ministers mix like coffee and cream or oil and water?'
By John Henwood HAVING wished the new Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore, a happy honeymoon, it is right to wish all her ministers and assistant ministers the same because they too, particularly those new to the States, need a period in which to study the portfolios they have been handed. However, it is already clear […]
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Projects that will – and won’t – happen in 2023
MAJOR capital projects – including building a new Fire and Ambulance headquarters and new sports facilities at Le Rocquier School – have been put on hold with no set date for their completion. Ministers have recently published their ‘Delivery Plans’ for 2023, which set out the details on what they propose to do this year, […]
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Chief Minister in U-turn as Deputy quits finance role
THE Chief Minister was this morning due to face questions as to why External Relations Minister Philip Ozouf has stepped down from his political responsibility for the financial services industry – just five days after she publicly backed him. Deputy Ozouf resigned as minister with responsibility for the sector after being summonsed to attend the […]
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“Not in the business of borrowing”
THE government is “not in the business of borrowing more than [it] absolutely has to”, the Treasury Minister has said – despite plans to increase the Island’s debt to record levels in the proposed Budget. Deputy Elaine Miller told the States Assembly that the Council of Ministers “would rather not” borrow, but if they decide […]
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Firms urged to prepare for new data law
THE power of the state and private sector to hold and exchange our personal details has been set out in a new law.
