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A CALL to introduce a two-thirds majority vote before constitutional changes are made to the make-up of the States – including to the dual role of the Bailiff – has been rejected by a narrow margin.

THE Chief Minister is due to meet the competition watchdog next month to discuss whether a further investigation of Jersey’s alcohol market should be carried out with a view to reducing drink prices.

MORE than £12.5 million of unpaid tax and social security has been written off over the past five years.

THERE are limited options to control the Island’s high inflation rates, the Assistant Treasury Minister has said.

‘SENSIBLE’ pub-goers are being punished by continual increased taxes on alcohol, and the government should instead investigate supermarkets which offer loss-making deals on drinks, a brewery managing director has said.

JERSEY Reds might have been unable to complete the rest of this season without a £150,000 subsidy from the States, the Assistant Treasury Minister has admitted.

THE Treasury is not considering raising GST to fund public sector pay rises, the department’s minister has said.

CONSTANTLY charging more and more tax on alcohol is ‘immoral’ and ‘regressive’ and action needs to be taken to control the cost of a pint, the Assistant Treasury Minister has said.

WE asked ministers and assistant ministers whether they had ever taken illegal drugs. We received a variety of answers.