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AN attempt may be made to block the appointment of former Senator Pierre Horsfall as the new chairman of the Waterfront Enterprise Board.

FAMILY Nursing this morning ‘went to war’ with Health and Social Services when they fought back against allegations that they were unco-operative, unaccountable and guilty of a ‘mission creep’.

CONCERNS about how the detail of the proposed new sales tax will work in practice were expressed repeatedly last night at a public meeting on tax reform.

THE shipment of 150 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium due to reach Cherbourg over the weekend has still not arrived – but protests have already begun at Cherbourg docks.

PLANS to use the proposed sales tax to plug an anticipated tax gap of up to £100 million have been given a ringing endorsement by a tax expert asked to review the policy.

SENATOR Stuart Syvret is considering making a complaint to the professional body that regulates tax experts following the publication of a report that endorsed sales tax as an appropriate method of raising taxes for Jersey in future.

EASY avoidance measures could almost double the £100 million tax hole under the new ‘zero-ten’ structure according to Senator Stuart Syvret .

SENATOR Stuart Syvret wants a ‘People’s Advocate’ in the States because he alleges the Attorney General cannot be trusted to give neutral apolitical advice.