19/03/2014 BBC Channel Islands News


19/03/2014

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first look at the papers over on the BBC News Channel, but now on BBC

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Nearly ?2 milion is owed to One, it's

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Nearly ?2 milion is owed to Guernsey's income tax office. It's

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because thousands of people have failed to complete their tax return,

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despite receiving reminders. And as Mike Wilkins reports, penalties of

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?10 a day have been imposed on islanders who've failed to submit

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their forms in time. The taxman's watching, and this week

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almost 3,500 people will receive letters informing them that they've

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been fined for failing to submit a tax return for 2012. The deadline

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was in November when reminders were sent out to almost 20,000 islanders.

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Some people have returned their forms since but are still liable for

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a penalty. It leaves the income tax office with what is describes as "a

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hardcore" of 2,000 people who still haven't submitted their return. It

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is wasteful of public resources and it is not fair to those who pay on

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time. We encourage them to get in touch with us if they have any

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difficulties. We have had lots of feedback and social media. `` and

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social media. We would ask people to be patient

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and keep trying, and they will get through. If you have written and not

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received an answer, please be patient, we are busy and we receive

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a lot of correspondence and we will respond to you. The tax office is

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partly a victim of its own success. Its workload has increased because

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computers are now being used to issue automatic penalties, which has

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meant fewer people slipping through the net. So now it's not just a case

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of the taxman watching, his computers are as well.

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Jersey's finance companies are being asked to freeze any accounts of 21

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Ukrainian and Russian officials if they're held in the island. They've

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been identified by the European Union as being responsible for

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trying to undermine and threaten the independence of Ukraine. The

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sanctions come into effect today. Channel Islanders who own property

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in the UK could have to pay capital gains tax from 2015. It was one

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proposal announced in the UK Budget today. The Chancellor also made it

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clear clamping down on tax avoidance was a key priority. One tax director

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in Guernsey told the BBC there was not as much substance as the

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industry expected. We were actually surprised at how little there was on

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the tax evasion agenda. It is fair to say a lot has been said over the

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last year anyway. We have expected there to be comments on how much

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money had been raised by the disclosure facilities for `` but

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that was completely absent, maybe because not much money has been

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raised from that. There's a possibility Servisair baggage

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handlers at Jersey Airport could strike over Easter. They're unhappy

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their hours could be cut after Blue Islands handed it's baggage handling

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over to Aurigny. This Friday around 25 Unite union members will be

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balloted about taking industrial action. Jersey Airport say they've

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been assured if there is a strike, disruption to passengers would be

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minimal. Guernsey's Chief Minister's revealed

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who he thinks should fill the two vacant spots on the Island's Policy

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Council. Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq wants the Deputy Chief Minister job

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to go to Allister Langlois and he's nominating Peter Gillson to be the

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Home Minister. The election takes place next week.

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The States`owned company that's developing part of Jersey's

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Esplanade won't need approval from politicians as well as planners for

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its proposals for an International Finance Centre. The government's

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rejected a proposition to delay the project after senior ministers

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warned disruption would risk Jersey's financial future. Jen Smith

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reports. These three major office

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developments are planned for Jersey. J1 was given the green light in

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2011, the second phase of the Jersey International Finance Centre was

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approved in January and two weeks ago, Dandara's development was

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allowed. But now there's unease over the changing face of Jersey's

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Esplanade. Especially over the use of taxpayer's money for this

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project. The government is lending money to the States of Jersey

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Development company, the firm behind the plan. Some politicians felt this

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needed an extra layer of scrutiny. It is public money but it is about

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accountability as well, and it is not just for the Treasury to give to

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a development company, it is a community thing, and questions

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should be asked, and not answered with fancy booklets or slick

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presentations. Senator Breckon's proposition would have seen the

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States of Jersey Development Company need politicians' approval before

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changing any of its plans for this project` even before planning

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official got to see them. Some say it would have been a step too far.

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There is a potential for the building and we really need to move

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ahead. It is about confidence in the local economy, and to delay at the

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11th hour with tenant out eight negative message about doing

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business in Jersey. Jersey's Chief Minister supports the development,

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but others remain concerned. They knew this amendment was unlikely to

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go through` but wanted to make a point. I think we should enable

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development. That is where we should be and that is where we should have

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been five years ago. Somebody said the debate has come to years too

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late, probably right. It remains to be seen what happens next. Now the

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States of Jersey Development Company is free to get on with its plans to

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add to Jersey's new office developments. More than half a

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million square feet of it. Now it is time for a look at the

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local forecast. Good evening. We have got some rain and the forecast

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for tomorrow. Let's look at the detail. First of all, what is

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happening tonight, we have some clear sky, but gradually the cloud

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amount will increase, for a time at least. By the morning there is a

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chance we will wake up to some sunny spells. The cloud band is not

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extensive enough to completely cover the skies. By the time we get to the

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end of the morning, the cloud is in, and as we move through the

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afternoon, the cloud becomes quite extensive, enough to produce some

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outbreaks of rain. 11 or 12 degrees, the top temperature, but

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windy. We've steadily increasing throughout the day. It fairly

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unsettled picture. By Sunday, temperatures just eight degrees.

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Also, showers dotted around. I will leave you with a summary. Good

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night. night it will be heavy in places.

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This is the outlook: Bright enough for Friday and the weekend but much

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colder and some of the showers could have a wintry nature.

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Cloud coming in from the Atlantic. When it moves through we will get

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cooler conditions with lively showers. But mild overnight with the

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south-westerly breeze dragging cloud across England and Wales. As you can

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see the heaviest rain and strongest winds overnight are confined to

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Scotland and northern Ireland. Wet and windy here but it is an mild

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night with the cloud cover and breeze. But, a miserable start to

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the day in Scotland. Wet and windy, gusty wind through the central

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lowlands in the morning. Up to 60 miles an hour and maybe more than

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that over some of the hills. Not pleasant in the morning rush-hour

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and not pleasant in Northern

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