Sasha Kazantseva-Miller

Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide: Whether, after consideration of the policy letter entitled 'Extension of Period of Validity of the Island Development Plan 2016' dated 28th April 2026, they are of the opinion:- 1. To agree to extend the effective period of the Island Development Plan until 31st of December 2030 or such earlier date when the States formally adopt a revised Development Plan replacing or amending the Plan in question following a full review.

Voting Pour delivers this

Extending the Island Development Plan's validity maintains the planning framework enabling homebuilding, relevant to accelerating housing delivery.

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Motion put to the States: 16. To agree that the project for site clearance at Leale's Yard is added as a delivery project in the current Major Projects Portfolio.

Voting Pour delivers this

Adding Leale's Yard site clearance to the Major Projects Portfolio directly advances homebuilding capacity at a major development site, supporting the promise to accelerate homebuilding.

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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 work on alternatives to mortgage interest relief to better assist first-time buyers and homeowners in greater need directly bears on supporting renters, first-time buyers and homeowners as promised.

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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

Same as 2452 - this is the substantive motion directing exploration of alternatives to MIR to assist first-time buyers, directly relevant to the housing promise.

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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 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.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the Long-term Care Insurance (Rates) Ordinance sets contribution rates for long-term care insurance, a component of the healthcare funding system relevant to sustainability and affordability.

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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

Approving the commencement ordinance for the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law 2025 brings the education reforms into effect, directly relevant to improving school outcomes.

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Motion put to the States: 6. To agree an additional workstream to the ‘Foundations for Our Future’ area of focus (under the ‘A Place to Grow and Succeed’ theme) with the objective of ‘Responding to the Needs of the Island’s Young People’, and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to support the cross-committee coordination of the upcoming refresh and enhancement of the Children & Young People’s Plan ensuring that it: i) hears and reflects the voice of a wide range of children, young people and young adults via direct consultation; ii) consults with third sector organisations supporting the island’s children, young people and young adults; iii) takes into account existing relevant strategies and plans; and iv) provides the necessary resources to undertake that consultation and to support the production of the enhanced Children & Young People’s Plan for consideration by the States of Deliberation.

Voting Pour delivers this

The carried GWP proposition establishes the cross-committee workstream on young people's needs, directly advancing the promise on education and skills.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “6. To agree an additional workstream to the ‘Foundations for Our Future’ area of focus (under the ‘A Place to Grow and Succeed’ theme) with the objective of ‘Responding to the Needs of the Island’s Young People’, and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to support the cross-committee coordination of the upcoming refresh and enhancement of the Children & Young People’s Plan ensuring that it: i) hears and reflects the voice of a wide range of children, young people and young adults via direct consultation; ii) consults with third sector organisations supporting the island’s children, young people and young adults; iii) takes into account existing relevant strategies and plans; and iv) provides the necessary resources to undertake that consultation and to support the production of the enhanced Children & Young People’s Plan for consideration by the States of Deliberation.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This GWP amendment adds a workstream on 'Responding to the Needs of the Island's Young People', directly relevant to the promise on secondary school outcomes, childcare and skills.

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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 reforms school governance structures, relevant to strengthening secondary school outcomes.

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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 advances education legislative reform, relevant to strengthening secondary school outcomes and expanding childcare access.

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Motion put to the States: To insert two additional propositions as follows: “3A. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to introduce a Child Responsibility Tax Allowance (as defined in the explanatory memorandum) in respect of each dependent child for the purposes of income tax, with effect from implementation of the wider tax reform package, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and 3B. to direct the Policy & Resources Committee, in developing the detailed proposals, to undertake fiscal and distributional analysis using Revenue Service data, including consideration of the interaction of the proposed allowance with existing child-related tax provisions and the overall impact of the measure within the wider tax reform package.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Introducing a Child Responsibility Tax Allowance within tax reform directly reduces the income tax burden on families, advancing protection of low- and middle-income households.

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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 Pour delivers this

Approving GST at 5% with an Essentials Cost Relief Payment scheme is a tax reform decision that includes mitigation for lower-income households, directly relevant to protecting them from increased burden.

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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 Contre delivers this

This amendment would cease all GST work and rescind prior resolutions; if the deputy's promise is to reform taxes in a way that protects low/middle incomes (rather than simply blocking GST), voting against this cessation motion is consistent with pursuing reform, though the connection is indirect.

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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 Pour delivers this

This motion directly establishes a reduced 15% standard income tax rate and a higher rate threshold, which is a core element of tax reform protecting low- and middle-income households from bearing increased burden.

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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

Same as 2436 - this is the substantive budget proposition ceasing the phased withdrawal of mortgage interest relief, directly protecting lower/middle income homeowners.

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Motion put to the States: 22. That, (a) subject to the provisions of the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975 and to the provisions of this Proposition, the allowances claimable for the Year of Charge 2026 by an individual solely or principally resident in Guernsey by way of relief from income tax at the individual standard rate, shall be the allowances specified in the First Schedule to this proposition; (b) the allowances specified in the First Schedule to this proposition shall only be granted to an individual who has made a claim in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975 and who has proved the conditions applicable to such allowances and prescribed in the Second Schedule to this proposition have been fulfilled; (c) ''Family Allowances'' means Family Allowances payable under the Family Allowances (Guernsey) Law, 1950 as amended; and (d) ''the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975'' means that Law as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment and includes, where relevant, any Ordinance, regulation or Resolution of the States made under that Law.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion sets income tax allowances for the Year of Charge 2026, directly affecting the tax burden on individuals including low- and middle-income households.

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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

Maintaining mortgage interest tax relief at £3,500 rather than phasing it out protects homeowners, including low- and middle-income households, from an increased tax burden.

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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; voting contre preserves the corporate tax reform workstream that the promise commits to pursuing.

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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

This motion directs work to understand accumulated untaxed undistributed profits in Guernsey resident companies and mechanisms to increase revenue from them, directly advancing corporate sector tax contribution to address the Zero-10 revenue gap.

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Motion put to the States: 4. To amend the definition of a distribution in Section 62AA of the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975, as amended, so that it would also catch any transfer of the assets of the company for the repayment of, or otherwise, in respect of, an advance of money to the company by a member of the company or by a person connected with a member (whether or not the advance is secured), with an exclusion in respect of the repayment of commercial loans to trading companies.

Voting Pour delivers this

Amending the definition of distribution to catch transfers of company assets broadens the corporate tax base, directly increasing corporate tax contributions as promised.

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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 exploration of Jersey's Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax forecasting approach relates to understanding and maximising corporate tax revenue from international tax rules.

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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

Directing the P&R Committee to explore Jersey's Pillar 2 revenue forecasting approach directly bears on maximising corporate sector tax contributions through global minimum tax rules.

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Motion put to the States: To insert two additional propositions as follows: “3A. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to introduce a Child Responsibility Tax Allowance (as defined in the explanatory memorandum) in respect of each dependent child for the purposes of income tax, with effect from implementation of the wider tax reform package, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and 3B. to direct the Policy & Resources Committee, in developing the detailed proposals, to undertake fiscal and distributional analysis using Revenue Service data, including consideration of the interaction of the proposed allowance with existing child-related tax provisions and the overall impact of the measure within the wider tax reform package.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directly introduces a Child Responsibility Tax Allowance for each dependent child within the tax reform package, which is precisely the kind of childcare/family allowance within tax reform 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 Projet de Loi entitled "The Family Allowances and Social Insurance (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2026", 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 Family Allowances and Social Insurance (Amendment) Law 2026 bears directly on the legislative framework for family allowances, relevant to this promise.

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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 Family Allowances Ordinance, 2025'' and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the Family Allowances Ordinance 2025 sets rates of family allowance payments, directly bearing on childcare/family support for households.

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Motion put to the States: 6. To set the rate of family allowance at £18.40 per child, per week, from 5th January 2026.

Voting Pour delivers this

Setting the family allowance rate directly concerns childcare/family financial support, relevant to the promise to include childcare allowances to support families.

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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 Pour delivers this

Reducing the standard income tax rate and introducing a higher rate reduces the weight of direct employment taxation on individuals, partially delivering the promise to reduce reliance on employment taxation.

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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 Pour delivers this

Introducing GST at 5% diversifies revenue sources away from pure employment/income taxation, directly relevant to the promise to reduce reliance on employment taxation.

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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 Contre delivers this

Ceasing all GST work would eliminate the primary mechanism for diversifying away from employment taxation; voting contre preserves this diversification route.

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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

Work on accumulated untaxed profits in Guernsey resident companies relates to the taxation of investment/holding companies, touching on the promise to review taxation of investment companies.

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Motion put to the States: 4. To amend the definition of a distribution in Section 62AA of the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975, as amended, so that it would also catch any transfer of the assets of the company for the repayment of, or otherwise, in respect of, an advance of money to the company by a member of the company or by a person connected with a member (whether or not the advance is secured), with an exclusion in respect of the repayment of commercial loans to trading companies.

Voting Pour delivers this

Amending the distribution definition to catch asset transfers by company members relates to the taxation regime of investment-type companies, partially relevant to the promise.

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Motion put to the States: 2. To endorse the intention of the Policy & Resources Committee to increase the Standard Charge specified in Section 5B(2) of the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975, as amended, from £40,000 to £50,000 in respect of the Year of Charge 2026 and subsequent years, by regulation under that subsection.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion endorses increasing the Standard Charge (tax cap) from £40,000 to £50,000, which is directly a review and change to tax caps as promised.

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Motion put to the States: To sursis the propositions either until such time that Members of the States have received the following: i) a report from the new Chief Resourcing Officer on the States finances; and ii) evidence that the Revenue Services has resolved its backlog and can demonstrate that it is successfully able to manage its future workflow, or by 19th July 2028, whichever is earlier.

Voting Contre delivers this

This sursis motion sought to delay tax reform until Revenue Services resolved its backlog; voting contre (allowing reform to proceed) is more consistent with pursuing timely tax collection improvements rather than halting progress.

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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 Projet de Loi entitled ''The Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2026'', and to authorise the Bailiff to present a most humble petition to His Majesty praying for His Royal Sanction thereto.

Voting Pour delivers this

The Customs and Excise (General Provisions) Amendment Law relates to tax collection administration, relevant to improving timely and efficient tax collection.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to build on the proposed Government Work Plan 2026–29 workstream entitled “Artificial Intelligence Strategy – Understanding Island Impact” by exploring and assessing options for the strategic coordination and governance of artificial intelligence across the Bailiwick, including consideration of a dedicated AI office or equivalent function, informed by models adopted in comparable jurisdictions such as the Isle of Man, and to bring forward recommendations to the States by no later than December 2026.

Voting Pour delivers this

The carried AI governance workstream directly enables harnessing AI for innovation including commercial applications relevant to this promise.

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Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide: Whether, after consideration of the policy letter entitled 'Major Projects Portfolio' dated 24 March 2026, they are of the opinion: 1. To approve and implement the revised Major Projects Portfolio prioritisation approach, including the three Portfolio stages (Proposal Development, Pipeline and Delivery) and associated transition arrangements.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the Major Projects Portfolio prioritisation approach governs how capital investment projects are selected and delivered, relevant to boosting productive public investment.

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Motion put to the States: To agree that maintaining and strengthening the Island’s economic capacity is fundamental to the successful delivery of the Government Work Plan and to note the following, which should be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg: “Economic development, competitiveness and productivity are enabling conditions which underpin the delivery of all super priorities set out in this Plan, rather than representing a discrete policy area or a competing objective. Economic growth, resilience or recovery (termed depending on prevailing financial conditions) materially strengthens the Island’s ability to fund public services, invest in infrastructure and meet community needs over time whilst actively promoting innovation. Economic development should therefore be regarded as a cross-cutting consideration informing prioritisation, sequencing and delivery decisions across the Government Work Plan. Responsibility for supporting economic development and long-term economic capacity is a whole-of-government responsibility. While specific policy levers may sit with individual committees, the economic consequences of decisions are shared across government and should be considered accordingly in the delivery of all super priorities.

Voting Pour delivers this

This carried GWP proposition affirms that maintaining and strengthening economic capacity is fundamental, directly relevant to boosting productive investment.

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Motion put to the States: To agree that in setting priorities, sequencing work and allocating resources under this Plan, committees should have regard not only to policy objectives and fiscal constraints, but also to the impact of proposed actions on economic activity, productivity, labour participation and the Island’s longer-term economic capacity, and where delivery of super priorities involves trade-offs with economic competitiveness or growth, those trade-offs should be explicitly identified and considered; and for this to be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg.

Voting Pour delivers this

This GWP amendment directs committees to have regard to economic activity, productivity, labour participation and longer-term economic capacity, which aligns with boosting productive investment across public and private sectors.

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Motion put to the States: To insert two additional propositions as follows: “6.To agree that maintaining and strengthening the Island’s economic capacity is fundamental to the successful delivery of the Government Work Plan and to note the following, which should be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg: “Economic development, competitiveness and productivity are enabling conditions which underpin the delivery of all super priorities set out in this Plan, rather than representing a discrete policy area or a competing objective. Economic growth, resilience or recovery (termed depending on prevailing financial conditions) materially strengthens the Island’s ability to fund public services, invest in infrastructure and meet community needs over time whilst actively promoting innovation. Economic development should therefore be regarded as a cross-cutting consideration informing prioritisation, sequencing and delivery decisions across the Government Work Plan. Responsibility for supporting economic development and long-term economic capacity is a whole-of-government responsibility. While specific policy levers may sit with individual committees, the economic consequences of decisions are shared across government and should be considered accordingly in the delivery of all super priorities.”. 7.To agree that in setting priorities, sequencing work and allocating resources under this Plan, committees should have regard not only to policy objectives and fiscal constraints, but also to the impact of proposed actions on economic activity, productivity, labour participation and the Island’s longer-term economic capacity, and where delivery of super priorities involves trade-offs with economic competitiveness or growth, those trade-offs should be explicitly identified and considered; and for this to be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This GWP amendment notes that economic development and competitiveness are fundamental to the Work Plan, supporting the promise to boost productive investment.

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Motion put to the States: The States are asked to decide: Whether, after consideration of the policy letter entitled ‘Government Work Plan 2026-2029’ dated 16thDecember2025, they are of the opinion: 1) To agree the three government areas of focus – Foundations for our Future, Sustainable Wellbeing, and Island Resilience – and their associated work plans for this political term (illustrated in Appendix I) and direct the Committees of the States to prioritise their resources accordingly.

Voting Pour delivers this

The main Government Work Plan proposition includes the Fundamental Services Review as a workstream under 'Sustainable Wellbeing', directly relevant to prioritising the FSR.

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Motion put to the States: 2. To agree to classify the following workstreams as super priorities for the duration of this political term to deliver sustainable economic growth, and direct the Committees of the States to treat their work contributing to these workstreams as their highest priority: • Decide and deliver tax reform, • Clear and commence site development at Leale’s Yard, • Agree and advance a sustainable health and care system, • Shape and strengthen the focus on early years and families, and • Determine and design future harbour requirements.

Voting Pour delivers this

Classifying certain workstreams as super priorities and directing committees to treat them as highest priority bears on whether the FSR receives the prioritisation the promise commits to.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to build on the proposed Government Work Plan 2026–29 workstream entitled “Artificial Intelligence Strategy – Understanding Island Impact” by exploring and assessing options for the strategic coordination and governance of artificial intelligence across the Bailiwick, including consideration of a dedicated AI office or equivalent function, informed by models adopted in comparable jurisdictions such as the Isle of Man, and to bring forward recommendations to the States by no later than December 2026.

Voting Pour delivers this

The carried GWP proposition on AI strategic coordination and governance directly delivers the promise to pursue innovation, digital tools and AI for efficient public service delivery.

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