Guernsey sales tax proposals to be debated

Deputy Hadley said people had a choice to spend their money or not A general sales tax could be introduced in Guernsey if politicians agree to plans due for discussion in this month's States meeting.

Deputy Mike Hadley has suggested a 2%-3% rise on the price of everyday goods to help fill Guernsey's financial black hole.

He said the impact on the public would be universal but minimal.

Deputy Hadley said: "If we do it now and at a low level it won't hurt too much."

He added: "People have the choice, they can save their money or they can spend it and if they spend it we'll take a chunk of it."

The neighbouring Channel Island of Jersey introduced a goods and services tax (GST) in May 2008 to deal with its own financial shortfall.

It added an extra 3% to most goods and services including clothing and food.

Its just a start 2-3% 5-6% then 20% like the UK....

Hadley really is a bl**dy idiot, every time he opens his mouth he embarasses himself.
What does he think will happen to all the VAT dodging companies here?
I take it that GST will not be put on food, drink, clothes, medical supplies, educational material etc, or is he saying spend or starve?
He says that companies that happily add 17.5% vat, would not dare add 3%.

He should be locked up with Spruce, Quinn, Maindonald and the several other loons that darken the chamber.

for goodness sake are we not paying enough already because of almighty cock ups in government decisions...sack the lot of them xxx

Jersey was forced to remove the GST from food - Hadley suggests that it goes on everything across the board - giving us a choice of whether or not to purchase goods!!! Let me see now - someone on a fixed income has the choice of whether to pay their rent/rates/gas/electricity/water or eat........oh sorry he said the more you spend the more you pay - so M&S foodies will pay more than the people who can only afford the Co-op 'Price savers' that makes all us pensioners feel really good (and how is greedy Mr Creasey going to get around the fact that he already charges VAT on food??? Oh sorry, it wont matter because only wealthy people can afford to buy M&S food and therefore they can afford the increase......sorted!!!! Kind of f**k off the rest of the island people living on the breadline already - although it makes a certain amount of sense - remove the breadline - then there will be no such thing as poverty or hardship in Guernsey!!!!! (because it doesn't show us up in a good light)