Lee Van Katwyk

Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide:- Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled ''The Long-term Care Insurance (Guernsey) (Rates) (No.2) Ordinance, 2025'' and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States.

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Approving updated long-term care insurance rates directly relates to the promise to develop long-term care options for pensioners.

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Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide:- Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled ''The Severe Disability and Carer's Allowance Ordinance, 2025'' and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States.

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Approving the Severe Disability and Carer's Allowance Ordinance bears on protecting benefits for vulnerable pensioners and low-income individuals.

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Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide:- Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled ''The Social Insurance (Rates of Contributions and Benefits etc.) Ordinance, 2025'' and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving updated Social Insurance contribution and benefit rates directly bears on protecting pensioners' benefits and shielding low-income pensioners from cost-of-living rises.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To set the income support requirement rates at the rates set out in Tables 1 and 2 of the Policy Letter, from 9th January 2026.

Voting Pour delivers this

Setting income support requirement rates for 2026 bears on protecting low-income pensioners and others from cost-of-living rises.

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Motion put to the States: 5. To set the supplementary fuel allowance at £42.42 per week, from 31st October 2025 to 30th April 2026.

Voting Pour delivers this

Setting the supplementary fuel allowance directly shields low-income recipients (including pensioners) from fuel cost-of-living pressures.

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Motion put to the States: Whether, after consideration of the Policy Letter entitled ‘Contributory Benefit and Contribution Rates for 2026’, dated 8th September 2025, they are of the opinion: 1. To set the contributions limits and rates as set out in Tables 5, 6 and 7 of the Policy Letter, from 1st January 2026. 2. To set the standard rates of contributory social insurance benefits as set out in Table 8 of the Policy Letter, from 5th January 2026. 3. To set the contribution (co-payment) required to be made by the claimant of care benefit, under the Long-term Care Insurance Scheme, at the rates set out in Table 10 of the Policy Letter, from 5th January 2026 and 6th July 2026. 4. To set the weekly long-term care benefit at the rates set out in Table 11 of the Policy Letter, from 5th January 2026 and 6th July 2026. 5. To set the weekly respite care benefit at the rates set out in Table 12 of the Policy Letter, from 5th January 2026. 6. To direct the preparation of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the above decisions. The above Propositions have been submitted to His Majesty’s Procureur for advice on any legal or constitutional implications in accordance with Rule 4(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation and their Committees.

Voting Pour delivers this

Setting contributory benefit and contribution rates for 2026 bears on protecting pensioners' social insurance benefits.

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Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide:- Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled ''The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2026'' and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Bringing the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 into force via commencement ordinance advances the governance reforms the promise commits to.

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Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide:- Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled ''The Education (Governance Boards) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026'' and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the Education (Governance Boards) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 further develops the governance board framework, advancing the promise to devolve more powers to school governors.

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Motion put to the States: Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled "The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025" and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States subject to amendments below: In section 1 - in the section heading for "Constitution" substitute "Purpose and constitution", and after subsection (1), insert – "(1A)The purpose of the governance board of a relevant educational establishment is to – (a)contribute to and promote the ethos and strategic direction of the establishment, (b)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of safeguarding, educational standards, attendance, staff performance and professional development, (c)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of the use of financial and other resources by the establishment, and (d)facilitate and promote the giving of effective and appropriate communication from parents, staff, learners and the community to the headteacher and management of the establishment.", (c)in subsection (2)(b) for "four" substitute "five", (d)at the end of subsection (2)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (2)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", (e)delete subsection (2)(f), (f)in subsection (3)(b) for "six" substitute "seven", (g)at the end of subsection (3)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (3)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", and (h)delete subsection (3)(f).". To delete Clause 4(7) and replace with the following Clause: “4 (7)The Director of Education (or a person nominated by the Director of Education for this purpose) may attend one meeting of each governance board each academic year, or more frequently only at the – invitation of that governance board, or the direction of the Committee, where the Committee has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a material failure in governance, safeguarding, financial management, or compliance with applicable law or policy, and has recorded such grounds in writing.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025 directly establishes governance boards for schools, directly advancing the promise to devolve more powers to school governors.

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Motion put to the States: To insert immediately after “of the States” the following: “subject to the following amendment: “To delete Clause 4(7) and replace with the following Clause: “4 (7)The Director of Education (or a person nominated by the Director of Education for this purpose) may attend one meeting of each governance board each academic year, or more frequently only at the – invitation of that governance board, or the direction of the Committee, where the Committee has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a material failure in governance, safeguarding, financial management, or compliance with applicable law or policy, and has recorded such grounds in writing.".””.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment to the Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance adjusts the Director of Education's attendance role, bearing on the governance structure and governor powers the promise commits to.

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Motion put to the States: Immediately after ""The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025"", insert ", subject to the amendments below" and at the end of the proposition, insert the following: "Amendments: In section 1 - in the section heading for "Constitution" substitute "Purpose and constitution", and after subsection (1), insert – "(1A)The purpose of the governance board of a relevant educational establishment is to – (a)contribute to and promote the ethos and strategic direction of the establishment, (b)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of safeguarding, educational standards, attendance, staff performance and professional development, (c)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of the use of financial and other resources by the establishment, and (d)facilitate and promote the giving of effective and appropriate communication from parents, staff, learners and the community to the headteacher and management of the establishment.", (c)in subsection (2)(b) for "four" substitute "five", (d)at the end of subsection (2)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (2)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", (e)delete subsection (2)(f), (f)in subsection (3)(b) for "six" substitute "seven", (g)at the end of subsection (3)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (3)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", and (h)delete subsection (3)(f).".

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment to the Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance adds purpose and constitution provisions, bearing on the governance board structure the promise commits to.

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Motion put to the States: Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Projet de Loi entitled "The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025", and to authorise the Bailiff to present a most humble petition to His Majesty praying for His Royal Sanction thereto.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 bears on the promise to devolve more powers to school governors, as this law was associated with education governance reform.

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Motion put to the States: To sursis consideration of the Projet de Loi entitled ‘The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025’ and to direct the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to return to the States with a revised Projet de Loi which— 1. revises and limits the Committee’s regulation-making powers ensuring that powers in respect of the constitution, powers and functions of Governance Boards vest clearly in the States of Deliberation by Ordinance and that the said regulation-making powers remain in-keeping with the scope envisaged by the Policy Letter, being to permit “operational changes to elements of the governance framework” to be made by the Committee for operational efficacy; and 2. sets out in full the proposed constitutional terms of reference of the Governance Boards, including their objectives, responsibilities and delegated and/or devolved powers, to apply from the commencement of the Law.

Voting Contre delivers this

A sursis to delay the Education Amendment Law pending revisions to governance board powers works against the promise to devolve more powers to school governors; voting contre preserves progress on governance devolution.

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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

Voting Contre delivers this

This amendment would cease all work on territorial corporation tax and broadening corporate tax, which works directly against the promise to broaden the corporate tax base; voting contre preserves that work.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to publish a report on the progress of the Major Projects Portfolio, including relevant information and metrics on each project’s performance against plan and budget, in a format that is publicly available and easily accessible, no later than 1st July 2026, with updates provided at least every six months thereafter; and to note the Chief Executive shall report on major workstreams underway in the public service as part of an annual Chief Executive’s report.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing publication of a publicly accessible report on Major Projects Portfolio progress advances the promise to improve transparency on government borrowing and spending.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing a structured public service efficiency programme targeting 1% real-terms reduction in expenditure directly advances the promise to cut wasteful spending.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee, working with Principal Committees, to establish a programme for zero-based budgeting, under which material areas of States’ expenditure are reviewed from first principles rather than by reference to historical baselines; and to require that the scope, methodology (including reporting) and initial findings of this programme be included by no later than in the mid-term Government Work Plan report, with the outcomes of such reviews used to inform Committee Work Plans, future budget proposals, and major policy decisions during the remainder of the term.”

Voting Pour delivers this

Establishing zero-based budgeting to review expenditure from first principles directly advances the promise to cut wasteful spending and improve transparency.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to publish a report on the progress of the Major Projects Portfolio, including relevant information and metrics on each project’s performance against plan and budget, in a format that is publicly available and easily accessible, no later than 1st July 2026, with updates provided at least every six months thereafter; and to note the Chief Executive shall report on major workstreams underway in the public service as part of an annual Chief Executive’s report.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing publication of publicly accessible reports on Major Projects Portfolio performance directly advances the promise to improve transparency on government spending.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “6.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee, working with Principal Committees, to establish a programme for zero-based budgeting, under which material areas of States’ expenditure are reviewed from first principles rather than by reference to historical baselines; and to require that the scope, methodology (including reporting) and initial findings of this programme be included by no later than in the mid-term Government Work Plan report, with the outcomes of such reviews used to inform Committee Work Plans, future budget proposals, and major policy decisions during the remainder of the term.”

Voting Pour delivers this

Establishing a zero-based budgeting programme to review expenditure from first principles directly advances the promise to cut wasteful spending.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To insert an additional proposition as follows: “ To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).”

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing a structured public service efficiency programme targeting 1% real-terms annual expenditure reduction directly advances the promise to cut wasteful spending.

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Motion put to the States: 5. To endorse the intention of the Policy & Resources Committee to continue previous workstreams to better understand the scale of accumulated untaxed, undistributed profits in Guernsey resident companies, to include consideration of incentivising earlier taxable distributions and any other mechanisms to increase revenues from this source of profits.

Voting Pour delivers this

Endorsing work to understand untaxed undistributed profits and increase revenue from the corporate tax base directly advances the promise to broaden the corporate tax base.

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Motion put to the States: At the end of Proposition 1 insert the words “, subject to excluding the following: “a) the introduction of a goods and services tax; b) the changes to social security contributions; c) the introduction of new, and changes to, transport taxes”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment would exclude GST, social security contribution changes, and transport taxes from the tax reform proposition, directly advancing the promise to oppose GST introduction.

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Motion put to the States: To delete all propositions and to substitute therefor: “1.To agree a goods and services tax shall not be introduced, and: (i) to rescind Resolution I. 1B. and Resolution I. 1C. of Billet d’Etat No. XIX dated 14th October, 2024 made on 8th November 2024; and (ii) to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to cease all preparations for the introduction of any goods and services tax.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment would cease all planned GST work and rescind prior GST resolutions, directly advancing the promise to oppose GST introduction.

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Motion put to the States: To delete Propositions 1 to 3 and substitute therefor: “1.To agree that neither the proposed Goods and Services Tax nor the associated Income Tax and Social Security contribution reforms detailed in the Policy Letter shall be introduced as part of the Tax Reform Programme. 2.To agree that the proposed Transport Taxes shall proceed as set out in this Policy Letter at Paragraph 9.7 and as more specifically described therein. 3.To agree that the proposed Corporate Tax amendments shall proceed as set out in Paragraph 9.21 of this Policy Letter and as more specifically described therein, excepting that at the third bullet point of paragraph 9.21, the term “ISE” shall be substituted with “Corporate Levy” (and this substitution shall take effect wherever relevant). 4.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to develop and bring before the States proposals, for implementation on the same timetable as the tax measures proposed in this Policy Letter where reasonably practicable, for the introduction of a Corporate Levy payable by registered Guernsey companies, having regard to the work previously undertaken by the Tax Review Sub-Committee, and including consideration of whether such levy should comprise: a fixed annual levy payable by each registered company; a levy differentiated according to the size or scale of the undertaking, including consideration of whether existing company classifications may provide an appropriate and proportionate basis for differentiation; or such other structure as the Committee considers best achieves the objectives of fairness, administrative simplicity and efficient revenue collection. 5.To direct the Committee for Economic Development, in consultation with the Policy & Resources Committee, to develop and bring before the States, on the same timetable where reasonably practicable, proposals for the introduction of a Visitor Levy in accordance with the extant States Resolution, with all revenues arising from such levy to be paid into the General Revenue Account and not hypothecated for expenditure by any particular Committee or industry sector. 6.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to revise the implementation programme and associated implementation budget for Tax Reform to reflect the removal of the proposed Goods and Services Tax and associated Income Tax and Social Security contribution reforms, including the consequential reduction in implementation cost, implementation activity, systems development, staffing and administrative requirements. 7. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to return to the States with: 1. a revised implementation programme; 2. a revised implementation budget; 3. revised estimates of one-off implementation costs; 4. revised estimates of ongoing administration costs; 5. revised estimates of annual recurring revenues; and 6. revised staffing assumptions, reflecting the alternative package approved under this Proposition within a period that results in the States being capable of meeting the proposed implementation timetable as proposed within the Policy Letter. 8.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to return to the States with an assurance review in 2030 as set out in section 12 of the Policy Letter, the scope of which shall be adjusted, where necessary, to take account of the removal of GST and Social Security measures from the package under these proposals and the application of those measures considered herein.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment would agree that GST and associated income tax reforms shall not be introduced, directly advancing the promise to oppose GST.

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Motion put to the States: To delete the propositions and substitute therefor: 1. To direct the States Assembly and Constitution Committee to return to the States at its meeting on 21st October 2026 with arrangements for the holding (under the provisions of the relevant legislation) of a referendum on Tax reform. 2. To direct the Committee to agree that the question to be put to the electorate in the referendum shall be in a binary form along the following lines: “Do you support the introduction of a GST (goods and services tax)? Yes or No.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment would direct a referendum on tax reform including GST, bearing on the promise conditionally - putting GST to a public vote relates to the question of public consent before implementation.

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Motion put to the States: To delete all propositions and to substitute therefor: “1. To agree a goods and services tax shall not be introduced, and: (i) to rescind Resolution I. 1B. and Resolution I. 1C. of Billet d’Etat No. XIX dated 14th October, 2024 made on 8th November 2024; and (ii) to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to cease all preparations for the introduction of any goods and services tax.”. View this proposition's information page on gov.gg

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment would have directed that GST shall not be introduced and ceased all work on it, directly advancing the promise to oppose GST introduction.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To agree that, should the States decide in the second quarter of 2026 to adopt Workstream 1 of the Tax Reform proposals, a. the individual standard rate of income tax shall be reduced to 15%, with 20% becoming an individual higher rate of income tax; and the higher rate will apply at a defined threshold (£32,400) as agreed on 8 November 2024, with appropriate adjustments to reflect the impact of inflation between that date and the date of implementation;

Voting Contre delivers this

This proposition establishes a reduced individual income tax rate of 15% with a higher rate of 20%, which is a structural income tax change that bears on the promise only to raise income tax as a last resort; supporting this reform could be seen as advancing broader tax restructuring context.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Lee Van Katwyk promised voters that income tax changes would only be considered as a last resort and ringfenced for education and health, yet on 26 February 2026 he voted Pour on a motion to reduce the standard rate of income tax to 15% and introduce a higher rate of 20%, a structural income tax change inconsistent with that commitment.

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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;

Voting Contre delivers this

This motion adopts GST at 5% as part of tax reform, which the promise treats as a package the deputy would only accept alongside income tax as a last resort; since the promise is against raising income tax except as last resort and this is the substantive GST adoption vote, voting pour advances GST introduction which the promise conditions heavily.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Lee Van Katwyk, whose manifesto prioritised Pillar Two revenue and broadening the corporate tax base before considering any new taxes as a last resort, voted Pour on 26 February 2026 to introduce a 5% Goods and Services Tax on all foodstuffs — a vote that works against his stated commitment to exhaust other revenue-raising options before imposing additional taxation on residents.

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Motion put to the States: 5. To endorse the intention of the Policy & Resources Committee to continue previous workstreams to better understand the scale of accumulated untaxed, undistributed profits in Guernsey resident companies, to include consideration of incentivising earlier taxable distributions and any other mechanisms to increase revenues from this source of profits.

Voting Pour delivers this

Endorsing work to understand accumulated untaxed undistributed profits and mechanisms to increase revenue directly relates to the promise to broaden the corporate tax base.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to explore whether the approach to revenue potential forecasting for the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax Model Rules used by the States of Jersey could be adopted by the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Policy & Resources Committee to explore Pillar 2 revenue forecasting approaches directly delivers the promise to act fast to define Pillar Two's expected revenue.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To insert an additional proposition as follows: “To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to explore whether the approach to revenue potential forecasting for the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax Model Rules used by the States of Jersey could be adopted by the States.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs exploration of revenue potential forecasting for Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax rules, directly advancing the promise to act fast to define Pillar Two's expected revenue.

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Motion put to the States: 1a. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing consideration of changes to mortgage interest relief to assist first-time buyers directly advances the promise on tax-free savings for first-home deposits and affordable first-buyer homes.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition: “1a.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Policy & Resources Committee to consider tax relief alternatives to better assist first-time buyers directly advances the promise on tax-free savings for first-home deposits.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To agree that the amount of tax relief in respect of mortgage interest paid on a principal private residence remains at its present level of £3,500 and cease the phased withdrawal of tax relief provided on mortgage interest in respect of principal private residences.

Voting Pour delivers this

Ceasing the phased withdrawal of mortgage interest tax relief directly supports first-home buyers and relates to the promise on tax-free savings and financial support for first-time buyers.

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Motion put to the States: To delete Proposition 1 and insert a new proposition: “1. To agree that the amount of tax relief in respect of mortgage interest paid on a principal private residence remains at its present level of £3,500 and cease the phased withdrawal of tax relief provided on mortgage interest in respect of principal private residences.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This carried motion to cease phased withdrawal of mortgage interest relief and maintain it at £3,500 directly supports first-home buyers, bearing on the promise of tax relief for housing.

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Motion put to the States: To agree the following workstreams should be undertaken by the States’ Assembly & Constitution Committee: a) Consider the possibility of including a supervisory authority to oversee complaints and appeals as part of the workstream to establish an independent Electoral Body; b) Explore additional approaches that could be adopted to foster youth engagement in politics and elections.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the States' Assembly & Constitution Committee to explore an independent electoral body, complaints oversight, and other constitutional reforms bears on the promise for an independent review and improved transparency.

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