Proposed Goods and Services Tax
The Shadow Scrutiny Panel chaired by Deputy R.C. Duhamel has agreed to undertake a scrutiny review of the following and invites submissions from interested groups and individuals -
Proposed Goods and Services Tax
with the following terms of reference -
1. To review the economic and fiscal environment that has led to the need to consider the introduction of a goods and services tax particularly in respect of:
i. Recent events within the European Union
ii. Recent events within the financial offshore community
iii. The consequences of moving to a zero 10 tax structure
iv. The consequences of not making such a move
2. To review the specific proposals put forward by the Finance and economics committee to introduce a goods and services tax particularly in respect of:
i. The level of tax
ii. The range of goods and services covered by the tax
iii. The administrative arrangements required to collect the tax, including arrangements to collect tax on goods ordered by mail or over the Internet
iv. The impact of the tax on various sectors of the community
Any persons or interested groups wishing to make a written submission should forward it to the following address to arrive no later than Monday 16th May 2005:
Goods & Services Tax
Scrutiny Office, States Building, St. Helier, JE1 1BA or
e-mail “scrutiny@gov.je” or
Fax: 512798
Tel: 512750
Once the Panel has considered the written evidence submitted to it, it may invite selected witnesses to attend a public hearing in order to discuss their evidence with them in person.