THE mystery and suspicion surrounding the resignation of Comptroller and Auditor General Chris Swinson appears likely to continue after the States voted against setting up a committee of inquiry to look into the issue.
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Senior French senator casts eyes over finance industry
A SENIOR French politician who sits on the Senate Finance Committee was assured yesterday that Jersey’s finance industry adhered to the most rigorous international standards.
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Gorst holds the cards in this ministerial gamble
BY the time that you read this it is likely that Senator Philip Ozouf’s future as Treasury Minister will have, at the very least, been discussed in the States. The question is, does he still have the job?
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Problems behind the good news
expecting. THE Report and Accounts of the States for 2011, published yesterday, paint an undeniably better picture of the Island’s public finances than many were expecting.
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Quite a lot of people have got A Philip Ozouf Story
So it turns out that quite a lot of people have got A Philip Ozouf Story.
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Don’t target motorists, says Deputy
TREASURY plans for an inflation-busting £1.4m increase in fuel duty are being challenged by Deputy Gerard Baudains, who says it is time for the States to stop hammering the motorist.
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Senator Ozouf answers his critics
TREASURY Minister Philip Ozouf has admitted that he made mistakes with the Lime Grove fiasco but says he ultimately got a better deal for Islanders.
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The full scale of the fiasco
IT is blindingly obvious that lessons must be learned in the aftermath of the golden handshake fiasco which led to former States chief executive Bill Ogley leaving his post and the Island with a pay-off of more than £546,000, or two-and-a-half times his annual salary.
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Extra States funding for Island Games
AN extra £100,000 is being made available to support Island Games sportsmen and women.
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Economic expectations are lowered
JERSEY’S economic prospects for 2013 are likely to be downgraded when forecasts are reviewed by independent economists next month, says Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf.
