Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes: Appointment

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A decision made on 5 April 2019

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2019-0036
Decision Summary Title:	Appointment of Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes		Date of Decision Summary:	4th April 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Appointment of Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes		Date of Written Report:	4th April 2019
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Report and proposition on the appointment of Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the report and proposition on the appointment of Ms Heather-Anne Hubbell and Ms Gailina Liew as Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes for a term of 3 years from the date of approval by the States Assembly and requested that it be lodged ‘au Greffe’ at the earliest opportunity.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the report and proposition on the appointment of Commissioners of Appeal for Taxes to be lodged ‘au Greffe.’ Article 10 of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961 requires that Commissioners of Appeal shall be appointed by the States, on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications for the States arising from this proposition. A small level of remuneration is paid for these posts. The estimated annual cost is in the region of £3,000 in respect of all posts in total and will be met from existing Treasury and Resources cash limits.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to forward the report and proposition to the Greffier of the States and request that it be lodged ‘au Greffe’ at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: