TOBACCO wholesalers and retailers could be ripping off customers and the taxpayer to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to the Treasury Minister.
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Crumbs of economic comfort
AS Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean has said, ‘It is not a very happy picture.’
Treasury’s predicted growth will not happen, says expert
A LEADING business turnaround specialist says he cannot see where the growth forecasts in Jersey’s economic numbers are coming from.
Down Memory Lane and up to the Fort’s signal mast
HERSELF told me the other day that I am repeating myself and, moreover, the occasions on which I do it are becoming more frequent.
We’re dining at the tax avoidance restaurant
IMAGINE I’m in a posh restaurant.
Spend £30m on green future or fall behind, warns Deputy
JERSEY needs to be bold and provide £30 million to boost the Island’s economy through a number of ‘green’ eco-friendly projects, according to Deputy Geoff Southern.
Give the pay rises to those who really deserve them
From Ray McCredie. IT is a sad situation when our nurses are forced to demonstrate in an attempt to obtain a decent wage in keeping with the cost of living in Jersey. It is no secret that the States of Jersey have been unable to attract nursing staff to work in Jersey on account of […]
Does a free legal service get in the way of earning lots?
ACCORDING to Herself, one of my many (I inserted ‘many’ to save her the bother) failings is that if I think there may be someone within earshot who hasn’t heard a particular joke or story that I think is funny then no matter how old the tale is or how many times I’ve told it, I can’t resist telling it again.
Additional conditions on new Green St cop shop
THE new cop shop has finally been given the go-ahead. After missing out on what many felt was their preferred destination at Lime Grove (Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf pulled the plug because he thought the asking price was a bit high and that the carpets were a bit faded) the States have done the next best thing and decided to build a new police headquarters next door to the property they really wanted.
Budget debate: No change to fuel duty
PETROL duty will not rise next year after the States narrowly voted to overturn proposals in the 2013 Budget.

