SERIOUS concerns have been raised about the power of the Treasury Minister to veto large capital projects because he holds both the States’ purse strings and its property portfolio.
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Treasuries in two islands share work
SHARING work on public sector pension changes, joint bargaining on major contracts and internal audits between States Treasury departments in Jersey and Guernsey could lead to savings and better results, say the ministers in charge.
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New start-ups to face local Dragons’ Den?
MILLIONS of pounds of taxpayers money could be invested in Jersey companies through a ‘Dragons’ Den’-style fund.
Posted inBusiness, News
States to set up £5m Innovation Fund
BUSINESSES will be able to apply for taxpayer-funded grants and loans out of a new £5 million ‘Innovation Fund’ under proposals going to the States.
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Tax treaty challenge: States officials head to UK for crisis talks
SENIOR States officials were due in London today for emergency talks with the UK government in an attempt to resolve a row about an anti-tax evasion treaty.
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‘They smoke: they deserve it’ is the response of many
THE claim that tobacco wholesalers and retailers could be ripping off customers and the taxpayer by stockpiling cigarettes bought at 2012 prices and selling them with the additional 2013 duty on will not be seen by some as a serious issue.
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From an online sideshow to an overcrowded stage
IT was the post-Christmas turkey stew that was the final straw. It should have ended long ago, back in the days of the Thai green curry.
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Office building initiative must be brought to an end
From Richard Whatmore. THE unlamented Waterfront Enterprise Board has changed its name to the Jersey Development Company and, in the words of the Treasury Minister, Senator Philip Ozouf: ‘The States of Jersey Development Company is wholly owned by the States of Jersey. The Jersey Development Company is run at arm’s length from the government’. Unfortunately, […]
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Taking a step towards a more equal society
I PLAN to get married in Jersey. (Eventually.)
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Keep your nose out of our pay talks, union tells Treasury Minister
JERSEY’S Treasury Minister is facing fierce criticism after writing to the Island’s utility firms urging them not to grant large pay increases.
