On the last day of the last States meeting of the 21012-2016 term I presented the legacy report of the Public Accounts Committee. I have been proud and honoured to represent the Committee for 4 years and believe it is in a better place than at the start of the…
The States debated the FTP following it’s closure in October 2014. This followed the PAC’s review as per my earlier post. My speech during the debate is set out below. Sir, on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee, I would firstly like to pay tribute to all those across the…
In May 2015 the Public Accounts Committee published its Report into the financial costs and benefits of a sample of major claimed savings within the Financial Transformation Programme (FTP). The PAC acknowledged KPMG’s finding that the savings were largely validated and the chosen Consultant (Capita) was correctly remunerated for…
I made the following speech about the funding of health and social care during the debate on the personal tax and benefits review report. Sir, I just wish to focus briefly on recommendation 17 and more generally on the comments made about healthcare in this report. Throughout this report…
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…