I laid a successful amendment to the personal tax and benefits review to ensure that, before changes were made during the transitional period, that the ability to pay is considered. My short speech is below. Sir, I do not propose to say a lot now as I understand that this…
I voted against the amendment to the PTBR to look at replacing document duty with increases in TRP. Whilst I had some sympathy with the arguments I was concerned that this would substantially hit the commercial sector where TRP rates are already signficantly higher than domestic rates and mentioned this…
I laid a successful amendment against the personal tax and benefits review that followed along the lines of the previous Green amendment requring an investigation into the ’20 means 20′ taxation for higher earners. This amendment sought the same in respect of social security contributions. I made a short speech…
I supported the successful amendment to the personal tax and benefits report, seeking a review into the introduction of environmental taxes, along with mitigating effects for lower income households. My speech is below. Sir, I stand in support of this amendment. Indeed, this is something I put in my manifesto and I recall…
I laid an amendment against the personal tax and benefits review instructing the Treasury & Resources department to review the advantages and disadvantages of introducing a progressive personal tax system through tax bandings, with a lower rate for those on low incomes to a higher rate for those on the…
I made a commitment in my Manifesto of 2012 that I would oppose GST should it be proposed to the States. Originally it has been the intention of the autohors to include GST as a recommendation in the Personal Tax and Benefits Review. However, as a result of the strength…
I asked the T&R Minister a question following his quarterly update on the States’ financial position in March 2015. The signs were very positive at the time, which was reflected in the Minister’s speech. Contrast this to the budget 6 months later where the outlook suddenly appeared to have worsened,…
The long running saga of paid parking continued in February 2015 with a requete to reverse the decision the previous year to introduce paid parking. On the back of this an amendment was placed by Deputy Lowe to introduce parking clocks. My speech on that amendment is set out below….
I was a member of the group looking at whether it was feasible to bring in a living wage statistic for Guernsey. The conclusion of our work was that, whilst on the face of it the idea was commendable, the calculation was fraught with difficulty. The speech I made in…
I made the following speech against the amendment to allow opting out of the ecclesiastical rates element of parochial taxes. Sir, Let me just say that personally I don’t attend any church and don’t want to go through the moral arguments or disestablishmentarianism here – I am pleased I got…