The Council of Ministers are due to reveal their plans to tackle the £145 million deficit that’s expected to open up in States’ finances over the next four years by the end of this month.

But the Deputy says that he’s seen the details, and has passed them on to the media.

The plans he’s distributed show 18 separate initiatives that would collectively cut 412 posts and save £143.8 million.

The document shows:

Health and Social Services department – £55 million worth of cuts, 150 lost posts

Community services – £9 million (90 posts)

Environmental charges – £2 million

Patient travel/transport – £1.8 million (two posts)

Hospital charges – £1.2 million

Department for Infrastructure – £30 million worth of cuts, 103 lost posts

Municipal services – £12 million (58 posts)

Waste services – £6 million (19 posts)

Highway services – £1.2 million (six posts)

Restrict concessionary bus fares – £200,000 

Education department – £25 million worth of cuts, 40 lost posts

Freezing University maintenance grants – £2 million

Reduce salaries for newly-qualified teachers – £1 million

Outsource school cleaning – £800,000 (24 posts)

Reduce funding for on-Island university courses – £400,000

Stop/reduce grants to Jersey Childcare Trust and Brook – £200,000

Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture – £10.5 million, eight lost posts 

Chief Minister’s department – £8.8 million worth of cuts, 36 lost posts

Cuts to State’s Statistics Unit – two posts

Community and Constitutional Affairs – £6.3 million, 33 lost posts

Treasury and Resources department – £4.4 million, 29 lost posts

Close the customer help desk – £120,000 (one post)

Environment department – £3.5 million worth of cuts, 13 lost posts

Reduce energy grants – £1.2 million (one post)