Jersey News
Jersey boosts customs allowances.
From 1 December, adults travelling to the island can bring in double the current personal amount of wine without paying duty, and those on commercial airlines or boats can also bring in gifts and othe...
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Channel Islanders fear credit crunch.
Jersey inhabitants are worried about job security and will cut back dramatically on spending, according to a new survey conducted by Guernsey-based business, Island Analysis. The survey has found that...
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In the 12 months to September 2008 the all-items retail price index stood at 6.4 per cent, the highest in the last 16 years. The last time inflation touched the 6 per cent mark was in March 1992, wh...
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Assurances that no banks will be allowed to collapse and that the UK banking system is safe were given to senior island officials during a recent meeting with the UK Treasury.
Senior figures from Jer...
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A leading Jersey finance company has been closed down by the Jersey financial services commission (JFSC) following a police investigation into investment schemes which allegedly led to islanders losin...
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Emergency measures for soaring prices.
An emergency meeting to discuss ways of helping islanders pay for food and energy bills and to look at options for controlling increasing petrol prices has been called by the Jersey council of ministe...
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Electricity prices to increase.
Electricity prices are likely to rise in Jersey by at least 25 per cent next year, the Jersey Electricity Company has warned. And Jersey Gas has announced that its prices will rise by up to 20 per cen...
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Jersey needs new development plan.
Jersey is under so much pressure to cope with an ageing society that the 2002 island plan (its government-agreed guidelines for development planning) has been scrapped and is in the process of being r...
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The working population hit a record last year with more people now employed in the finance in industry than at any time in the Jersey
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Inflation in Jersey hit its highest level for almost three years at the end of December.
Retail Price Index figures that have been released show the RPI at 4.5 per cent and the RPI(X)
