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Making sense of the elections

IT is now only a matter of weeks before the Island goes to the polls in what will qualify as a general election. As the Jersey Evening Post has pointed out, the full significance of the election can be understood only in relation to another political event of enormous importance – the contest for the post of Chief Minister.

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GST warning

SCRAPPING GST on food and household fuel bills would lead to the tax rising on other goods and cost the Island £8 million, the Treasury Minister warned today.

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Head or heart over GST vote

STATES Members frequently face major quandaries which require them to vote with either their hearts or their heads. In the latest debate on the Good and Services Tax, scheduled for tomorrow, resolving the head-heart dilemma is likely to be just about as problematical as it ever gets.

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