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DETAILS of how Islanders might pay their 2019 tax bills if moved to a current rather than prior-year earnings basis will be made available before the States debate on the proposal, the Treasury Minister has said.

DELAYS in carrying out vital cancer screening work have sparked concern among politicians, with fears that patients may suffer as a result.

MINISTERS have repeated their ‘keep calm and carry on’ advice to Islanders – as 55% of pupils were absent from school and the number of known active case rose to 811.

A SCRUTINY hearing about proposals to build the new hospital at Overdale ended with a spat between two Senators this week – and an apology from the senior minister in charge of the project.

ANY delays to the project to build Jersey’s new hospital would be costly and unnecessary, a senior minister has said on the eve of a States debate to finally agree a site for the new facility.

CONFIDENCE in Jersey’s tax system is being lost as a result of delays and difficulties in getting queries answered, a senior backbencher has stated.

SOCIAL security contributions may need to rise in the future to help replenish £300 million set to be withdrawn from Jersey’s welfare reserves to pay for Covid-19, the Chief Minister has said.

THE Chief Minister defended his government’s handling of the pandemic during a heated press conference this week, following strong criticism from a backbench committee.

THE Treasury Minister has come under fire for asking the States to approve proposals to move all Islanders to paying tax on a current-year basis without discussion of the long-term financial impact on Islanders.

THE government has denied that Jersey’s most senior civil servant will be required to spend more time than initially stated on his ‘second job’ with a UK-based real estate firm.