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Back to the future for Ferguson

Back to the future for Ferguson

Friday 09 September 2016

Back to the future for Ferguson

Friday 09 September 2016


It's back to business today for Sarah Ferguson who's returning to the States for her second stint.

She topped the poll in the Senatorial by-election on Wednesday night, and is being sworn in, in the Royal Court this morning.

The former Senator won 3,649 votes, just 131 more than runner-up, Deputy Sam Mezec.

Ferguson victory

But the 74-year-old already got plans for a complete review of the tax system.

As she celebrated her win, she told Express: "My first aim will be to amend the additions to the MTFP, which the States is debating this month. I have to bring back some sanity to the States' financial affairs and I will be calling for a complete review of taxes before any new charges are introduced. It is deeply disturbing that, since 2007, 10,000 fewer people pay tax."

Senator-elect Ferguson lost her seat in the 2014 general election, narrowly missing out to 8th placed Senator Philip Ozouf on a recount. 

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