From Senator Philip Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources. THE article on the new £100 pound note (JEP, 2 November) started by saying: ‘A new £100 note costing more than £250,000 to the taxpayer is to be printed to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee’. There is no ‘cost’ to the taxpayer, it is the opposite. […]
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What’s important is the work behind the scenes with horse trading and deal making
THE obvious story, the one that would be easiest to write, would be the one about how Senator Paul Routier’s declaration that he’s in the running for Chief Minister has been the match that lit off a powder keg of infighting, horse trading and political gossiping.
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Leaders with a gift to inspire
THIS Island is fortunate that in that it is the home of organisations that are able to attract speakers of all sorts who offer presentations of the highest quality. Only occasionally, however, is there outstanding strength in depth at a single event.
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Zero-ten must go, says Europe
JERSEY’S zero-ten corporate tax regime is harmful, an important group of Brussels officials which advises European finance ministers has confirmed.
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Finance profits drop
PROFITS in the finance industry last year were at their lowest levels since records began, according to official figures released today.
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The team to carry us forward
THE States have elected a new Chief Minister and Council of Ministers and the Island now knows the composition of the team that will lead it onwards in conditions that are, to say the least, still difficult.
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Steps taken to remove ‘harmful’ tax law
THE Treasury has announced plans to withdraw a controversial element of Jersey’s business tax law.
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Golden deals to stay secret
DETAILS of the golden handshakes paid to senior civil servants like former States chief executive Bill Ogley will be kept secret despite new rules which say they must appear in the States accounts.
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Action plan on jobs
EMPLOYERS are to be offered significant incentives to employ young Islanders or the long-term out of work under multi-million-pound plans to fight unemployment.
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Spending is under control, insists Deputy
A GROUP of States Members have been accused of misleading Islanders by claiming that public spending is ‘out of control’.
