GST: The file they should have built
The States say the data behind the tax package is too sensitive to release, and their own model is too slow to test properly. Both problems have had a standard…
GST: The President’s case, tested
Policy & Resources president Lindsay de Sausmarez opened the tax debate on Wednesday with the fullest statement of the case for the package yet made. It deserves a full answer,…
Six questions the GST debate must answer
Deputy John Gollop says Guernsey needs GST to fund civil service pay, and that he would set the rate higher than the 3% proposed. He deserves credit for candour, and…
Check their sums
The States built a calculator to show us how the tax plan would affect our households. (https://www.gov.gg/taxreform – calculator at https://2026-impact-calc.gov.gg). It does not match their own proposals, and the…
Before We Ask Islanders to Trust the Numbers, We Should See the Workings
In just a few weeks’ time, Deputies will be asked to vote on one of the biggest changes to Guernsey’s tax system in decades. If approved, the proposals in the…