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GST HIKE THE LAST STRAW

JDA president, former Senator, Mr. Ted Vibert, said that the Treasury Minister’s proposal to raise GST to 5% could be the last straw for people on lower and middle incomes.

“So far, they have silently accepted the cuts in services and jobs but the fact that the rich on this island have escaped with comparatively little sacrifice has made them very upset.

“ Over the years the ordinary working people of Jersey have shown that they are prepared make sacrifices in troubled times. But when their section of the community is hit hard and the well-off escape lightly, they resent the unfairness of it all.”

“It’s even more galling when the island has half a billion pounds sitting in the Rainy Day Fund and we’re telling our young children that they can’t have school milk, our sportsmen won’t be able to go and take part in competitions outside of the island, hospital services are being reduced, grants to schools are being slashed, 20-20 has added another layer to the problems of middle Jersey and now we have a hike in GST”

“And the wealthy. Nothing, except the 2% on GST”

“Senator Ozouf seems intent on dividing an already divided society into the haves and the have-nots. The have-nots have had enough of it
 

For further contact Ted Vibert 07797846764 625591

tedvibert@gmail.com
 

In July 2007, the JDA teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce and the Jersey Hospitality Association to organise a public GST debate at the St. Helier Town Hall. In September, JDA members worked tirelessly helping to gather more than 19,000 signatures for the Jersey Consumer Council anti-GST petition.

The subsequent rally on 8th September, saw the Royal Square packed with angry citizens. As usual, the public voice was largely ignored, as the States’ Establishment won a narrow majority to squeeze their legislation.  

Click here to see you tube video of the rally

It is our conviction that those politicians who chose to ignore the wishes of  the people and support GST, did so at their peril. The public will not forget who they are and we trust they will not be re-elected in 2008 or beyond.