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CONCERNS about using the hospital project as a ‘political football’, a lack of consultation and future-proofing have been raised by doctors at a public engagement meeting. Clinicians formed part of a 50-strong live audience for the live panel event on Tuesday evening, while other Islanders tuned in online and were able to pose questions to […]

AN APPEALS process – allowing claimants of the government’s Co-Funded Payroll Scheme to challenge repayment requirements – has been launched. Earlier this year, a number of small-business owners told the JEP that they had been left stressed after being asked to repay money which they had been given through the scheme, which subsidised wages for […]

TAX hikes will not be necessary to cover a 7.9% pay rise for public sector employees, the Treasury Minister has said. Deputy Ian Gorst said that there was ‘sufficient money’ within the government’s approved spending plans to fund the pay awards but did not reveal where £10 million in agreed savings in each of the […]

THE Deputy Chief Minister – during a grilling from young Islanders – has expressed ‘complete disagreement’ with a fellow minister’s description of the allegedly toxic atmosphere which contributed to the Island’s most senior civil servant quitting her job. Answering questions from school pupils during yesterday’s Youth Assembly meeting in the States Chamber, Deputy Kirsten Morel […]

SMALL-business owners who have been told to repay money given to them by the government to survive the pandemic are urging the Treasury Minister to ‘do the right thing’ and follow an official recommendation to reduce the amounts demanded. The States of Jersey Complaints Board recently upheld a formal grievance by sole trader Natalie Mayer, […]

BUSINESS and consumer organisations have welcomed proposals to freeze alcohol and fuel duty as part of the Government Plan – but have urged the Council of Ministers to remain open to additional support measures. The Chamber of Commerce, the Jersey Hospitality Association and the Jersey Consumer Council spoke after Treasury Minister Ian Gorst unveiled the […]

INTEREST rates may have peaked earlier than expected and inflation in Jersey is set to fall ‘steadily’ this year, a panel of independent economic advisers have told the Treasury Minister. The updated modelling from the Fiscal Policy Panel will bring some relief to struggling households facing the highest rise in the cost of living since […]

PLANS to remove GST on food were debated by States Members yesterday, with a vote set to take place today. The proposal was brought by Deputy Raluca Kovacs, who urged Members to listen and respond to what she described as ‘a proven need’. A previous proposition dating from 2008 – the year GST was introduced […]

THE Chief Minister has admitted she did not properly consider the ‘appropriateness’ of Deputy Philip Ozouf retaining his financial-services remit when she previously backed him despite his multiple appearances in the Petty Debts Court. Deputy Kristina Moore told the States Assembly yesterday that ‘nothing had changed’ in her belief that ministers should uphold high standards […]

THE government is ‘putting money ahead of health’ in its preferred multi-site hospital, according to the former minister with responsibility for the discarded Overdale project. Deputy Lyndon Farnham said that it was clear that the government could not give any assurance that their alternative scheme would turn out to cost less than the Overdale development […]