Funtasia Funfair (FOI)

Request

Please provide details of costs to the taxpayer for the bringing over and subsidising of the Funtasia Funfair which runs alongside the Battle of Flowers.

Please include details of travel subsidies, park rental waivers, facilities loaning (toilets for example), agreed / guaranteed funding / earnings to the travelling fair.

Please also advise if the states are aware of how much cash the funfair take in profit from Jersey, and whether they pay any tax based on earning / employment of any sort while they're in Jersey.

Response

The scheduled public authority does not hold this information. The Battle of Flowers Association receive an annual grant from the Economic Development, Tourism Sport and Culture department to organise the Battle of Flowers.