It’s being held tonight, January 10th, from 19:00 using the States of Guernsey’s Facebook page.
Members of the Tax Review Steering Group, including Deputy Peter Ferbrache, Deputy Mark Helyar, Deputy Dave Mahoney and Deputy Peter Roffey will be online to answer any questions.
Ahead of the Q&A session the first amendment relating to the Tax Review proposals has been lodged.
Despite expectations of attempts to have the proposed goods and services tax removed from the plans to restructure tax and social security systems in the island, the first amendment is based on the presumption a GST will be approved.
Deputy Rob Prow, supported by Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, will ask the States to agree that any future changes to the rate of GST charged can only be approved by the States and not by any one committee or States body.
The amendment says that if “the Proposition which it amends is approved, the consequence is that implementation of a GST regime and changes to that regime, will take place in accordance with Policy Letters submitted to the States of Deliberation for debate by States Members and Ordinances which all States Members will also have an opportunity to debate and approve as they see fit.”
Other amendments to the Tax Review policy letter are expected with Deputy Charles Parkinson and Deputy Gavin St Pier both confirming they are working on amendments which will offer an alternative to GST.
Deputy Parkinson and others have launched a ‘Say No to GST’ campaign which will include a public march, and a gathering on the States steps on the day the proposals are debated.
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