All Posts Tagged With: "States of Guernsey Government"

THE States of Guernsey and the States of Jersey are looking for high-calibre people to represent the Channel Islands in Europe. They will shortly be advertising the posts of “Director of European Affairs” and “European Affairs Adviser”, both of whom will operate from the new Channel Islands Brussels Office, which is due to open in [...]

In September, the States will debate the first annual review of the States Strategic Plan (SSP). The SSP was approved last October as a replacement for the Government Business Plan and it was described at the time as a real breakthrough for government in Guernsey bringing together policy and financial planning for the first time. [...]

Deputy Hunter Adam, Chair of the Policy Council’s Social Policy Group, said “I am pleased to announce that Family Matters, a Bournemouth-based charity, has successfully tendered to run an Independent Domestic Violence Service in Guernsey. Family Matters staff have a wealth of experience in this field and we very much look forward to working with [...]

A summary report of the ground-breaking public involvement initiative known as ‘Guernsey Tomorrow’ has been published. The ‘Guernsey Tomorrow’ initiative was designed to give people a say about the sort of place they would like Guernsey to be. Almost one thousand people, covering a broad range of ages and personal interests were actively engaged in [...]

Guernsey to move on a ‘from but by’ basis: from January 1st 2011 but by July 1st, 2011 Following the public consultation carried out by the Fiscal and Economic Policy Group earlier this summer, the Chief Minister today made a short statement, on the subject of the timing of movement to automatic exchange of information [...]

Guernsey’s Chief Minister Lyndon Trott today became the first of the three Crown Dependencies’ Chief Ministers to meet the new UK Government Minister with responsibility for the UK’s links with the Crown Dependencies. Deputy Trott met Lord McNally, the new Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, while in London for a series of [...]

The Fiscal and Economic Policy Group today publishes its public consultation document for the corporate tax review of the States of Guernsey. The consultation document sets out a series of technical approaches that could be used as a foundation of a revised regime. The document also provides background to the review; the principles that underpin [...]

The Fiscal and Economic Policy Group (‘FEPG’), confirmed yesterday (17th June, 2010) that it will publish the public consultation document on a review of Guernsey’s corporate tax regime on Monday, 21st June, 2010. This follows the States resolution of October 2009, Billet XXIX, to conduct a review of Guernsey’s corporate tax regime. Since the time [...]

Hundreds of tonnes of unwanted televisions and computer screens will be recycled under a new scheme set up by Public Services Department in partnership with Mayside Recycling. Until now, old TV and computer monitors dropped off at Longue Hougue could be recycled, but only around 40% of the material was recovered.  The remainder ended up [...]

Guernsey News, 7 May 2010 – The 2009 States Accounts are published today and reveal an overall deficit of £19 million allowing for appropriations to the Capital Reserve of £20 million. While this is an improvement of some £9 million on the original budget the Department is extremely concerned that total net revenue expenditure increased [...]