I am pleased to have been appointed to the post of Minister for Economic Development by the States of Jersey on Friday 7th November 2014 – thank you to all who have placed their confidence in me. The new Economic Development Department will bring together responsibility for tourism, retail, sport, culture, gambling and the lottery, […]
Tourism creates many benefits to our island home; in fact we all benefit from tourism and can all do our part to promote it. *In 2013, there were 681,900 visitors to Jersey. 326,000 stayed overnight, 113,00 were business visitors, 101,000 were day-trippers, 100,000 were visiting friends & family, plus there were almost 42,000 additional visitors, […]
If elected I shall be seeking the position of Economic Development Minister not least because I believe that we must now put economic growth to the top of the agenda. From the rejuvenation of Fort Regent to Sports and Events lead Tourism to FinTech to economic diversification and Small Business development. We have all the ingredients we […]
After three days of debate the first ever MTFP has been approved by 36 votes to 7 with 1 abstention. Having voted in favour, I do hope the advice of the Fiscal Policy Panel will be heeded and increased funding will be leveraged and injected into the economy to help end the ongoing recession and bring some […]
I will be lodging an amendment to the MTFP tomorrow (Monday 22nd October 2012) which could save the States hundreds of millions of pounds in the medium term – details to follow .. http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/AssemblyPropositions/2012/P.069-2012%20Amd(6).pdf
Jersey’s Zero 10 tax sysytem has been deemed non-harmful by a group of European officials. This eases fears that Jersey may have to scrap the system and look for something to replace it. The EU had previously suggested the system was unfair because businesses in the finance sector would be charged 10% tax while non […]
THE 50th anniversary of the Island’s finance industry was celebrated on Friday evening 9th September 2011, with a Golden Gala at the Hotel de France. Although the accent of the evening was firmly on celebration and enjoyment, the chief executive of Jersey Finance Ltd, Geoff Cook, reminded the 500 guests, many of them finance sector employees, that […]
BUREAUCRATS should not be interfering in how commercial entities are run, according to the author of an official review into the Island’s farm shops. Bruce Willing is recommending that oversight for farm shops be transferred from the Environment department to Economic Development. The former Army brigadier, who conducted the review free of charge on behalf […]
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