2015 news

The Treasury and Resources Minister, Senator Alan Maclean, has issued the following statement in response to Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel report on the Draft Budget 2016

St Peter Connétable John Refault has been appointed as an additional Assistant Minister for the department alongside Deputy Edward Noel

The AA+ credit rating, with a stable outlook is one of the best that Standard & Poors awards

The draft Budget 2016 proposes measured changes to taxation which secure long term sustainable public finances while pursuing the States’ health, social and environmental policies.

Independent valuation on Jersey International Finance Centre

The framework sets out the principles and existing rules that will guide the Council of Ministers in making decisions around taxation and spending over the course of the next MTFP and beyond

The essential works are the final part a wider project commissioned by Jersey Property Holdings to support the Fort Regent rock faces

The Treasury and Resources Minister Senator Alan Maclean has welcomed the eighth annual report of the Fiscal Policy Panel (FPP) and the Panel’s improved estimates for Jersey’s recent economic performance

States of Jersey Financial Report and Accounts 2014 have been released

Meetings are arranged for Islanders to find out more about plans for the International Finance Centre

A statement on the International Finance Centre by the Treasury and Resources Minister, Senator Alan Maclean, given in the States Assembly

Treasury and Resources Minister responds to announcement from States of Jersey Development Company

The States of Jersey’s international credit rating issued by Standard & Poors (S&P) has been affirmed as one of the best that the credit ratings service awards

Jersey’s tax agents are being asked to provide their views on a review of the rules applying to the taxation of distributions from Jersey resident companies

The latest registered employment figures have been released by the States Statistics Unit

Departments across the States underspent their 2014 budgets by £26 million. £13 million of those savings will stay with departments to fund ongoing projects

Ministers have asked their departments to find savings and efficiencies and after an initial expenditure review a report will be presented to the Council of Ministers in March

Jersey financial services institutions are being reminded that the law requiring them to share information with US tax authorities is now in force

Although pension providers are not obliged to change their schemes, the new tax rules do offer greater flexibility

The FPP will present a further report in July commenting on the draft MTFP ahead of the States debate in September