Work towards a fair tax solution that protects the poorest in society.
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- 26 Feb 2026Carried✓ Pour · voted to deliver
Motion put to the States: b. (i) the Goods & Services Tax should be applied at a standard rate of 5%, andthat all foodstuffs should be subject to the tax at the standard rate; AND (ii)an Essentials Cost Relief Payment scheme should be implemented as outlined in Section 4, with the fixed payment set provisionally (subject to review as set out below) at £520 a year for a single adult or £860 a year for a couple, reflecting the estimated annual GST incurred by a household on Income Support; and that the responsibility and administering of this payment should be added to the mandate of the Committee for Employment & Social Security; and that the payment should be increased each January in line with Income Support rates, the value of the payment being fully reviewed in line with the minimum income standard whenever that exercise is repeated;
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This motion approves GST at 5% with an Essentials Cost Relief Payment scheme specifically designed to protect lower-income households, directly bearing on a fair tax solution that protects the poorest.
- 26 Feb 2026Carried✓ Pour · voted to deliver
AND (IRRESPECTIVE OF THE STATES’ DECISION ON PROPOSITIONS 1b OR 1c) d. supplies sold by registered charities should be exempt from the Goods and Services Tax and that provision should be made to allow registered charities to reclaim the Goods and Services Tax incurred on supplies purchased as outlined in section 8; AND e. the proposed International Services Entity scheme should incorporate international insurance services and e-gaming activities; AND f. The application of all other exempt and zero-rated supplies should be as outlined in Section 8.
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- 26 Feb 2026LostContre
Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “5.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to cease immediately all work on the introduction of any form of territorial corporation tax, including as part of the options being examined within the fundamental restructuring of Guernsey’s corporate tax regime, and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to amend the Terms of Reference for the Tax Review Sub Committee by amending the first bullet-point under the heading “In scope” to read: “The taxation of company profits (specifically excluding a system of territorial corporate tax) having due regard to the need to maintain a tax system which is competitive, internationally acceptable and maintains tax neutrality;”.”. View this proposition's information page on gov.gg
This amendment sought to cease all work on territorial corporation tax; defeating it allowed continued work on a broader tax reform package relevant to fair overall tax policy.