:00:17. > :00:28.Guernsey will have to incre`se taxes. Increasing the goods and
:00:29. > :00:40.services tax is one of the options. Concern over when redeveloplent of
:00:41. > :00:44.the site will start again. @nd blooming marvellous, why thhs park
:00:45. > :00:46.is fuelling floral this Friday night.
:00:47. > :00:48.A sales tax could be the only way to remedy Guernsey s
:00:49. > :00:51.deficit ` that's the conclusion of the island's Treasury Minister,
:00:52. > :00:55.after the publication of thd States annual accounts.
:00:56. > :00:58.The report shows government spent ?25 million more than it
:00:59. > :01:05.In a moment we'll hear from Deputy Gavin St Pier, but fhrst
:01:06. > :01:20.They make decisions about your money in here and administer them in here
:01:21. > :01:28.and spend it here, here, here and here. The states received 361.3
:01:29. > :01:30.million last year. Leaving a deficit of ?24.8 lillion,
:01:31. > :01:36.8 million more than anticip`ted Spending is more or less on track
:01:37. > :01:40.apart from a couple of departmental But the tax take has fallen,
:01:41. > :01:47.with fewer houses being bought But the biggest fall is
:01:48. > :01:52.in income tax. And that's
:01:53. > :01:55.the States' biggest earner. 78% of overall revenue comes
:01:56. > :01:57.from income tax ` But in the UK that figure
:01:58. > :02:04.is closer to 30%. National Insurance,
:02:05. > :02:06.Corporation Tax and VAT all Guernsey has always resisted
:02:07. > :02:15.taxing businesses or taxing sales. But a reliance on personal tax
:02:16. > :02:20.has left a legacy of loss`m`king. Perhaps
:02:21. > :02:26.a difficult decision is looling Well, Jersey took the difficult
:02:27. > :02:29.decision to introduce a Goods It wasn't popular,
:02:30. > :02:32.but it has helped States finances. We went out today to find ott
:02:33. > :02:54.the mood on the street. It is disgusting, we pay enough tax
:02:55. > :02:59.now. The island needs to generate a little more money and it is a
:03:00. > :03:02.relatively rich island. I h`ve just heard about Jersey and it is
:03:03. > :03:06.actually encouraging more pdople to the Internet. I do not think it is
:03:07. > :03:10.very good, tax on everything. Some resistance there,
:03:11. > :03:12.but is GST inevitable? Guernsey's Treasury Minister, Deputy
:03:13. > :03:15.Gavin St Pier, told me earlher all options are on the table, and GST
:03:16. > :03:29.could see income tax go down. One of the central objectivds is to
:03:30. > :03:33.ensure we have a sustainabld tax base because the reason for the
:03:34. > :03:36.increased deficit last year was not as a result of spending out of
:03:37. > :03:45.control but because revenues have fallen short. That underlinds the
:03:46. > :03:48.necessity to look at what the alternatives are and certainly a
:03:49. > :03:54.broad`based consumption tax such as a goods and services tax is one of
:03:55. > :03:58.the options. When would you have to decide that by? We are due to
:03:59. > :04:03.publish a document in the ndxt week which will set out some of the
:04:04. > :04:10.problems and challenges. And what some of the options are, but we are
:04:11. > :04:14.looking to bring it before the end of the year, so at that point we
:04:15. > :04:22.will put forward some recommendations. This would be very
:04:23. > :04:26.unpopular, what about corporation tax?
:04:27. > :04:28.Guernsey is home to some big businesses.
:04:29. > :04:30.Shouldn't they pay more rather than hitting those
:04:31. > :04:41.Clearly any new tax is not popular but we have to consider any changes
:04:42. > :04:46.as being part of a wide package which could well include substantial
:04:47. > :04:53.cuts in income tax as a restlt of the redistribution of the btrden
:04:54. > :04:59.from direct to indirect taxds. In relation to corporate taxes, the
:05:00. > :05:04.regime has been extended and will continue to be under review, but we
:05:05. > :05:09.do have international stand`rds that we have to comply with, and actually
:05:10. > :05:13.one of the opportunities with this goods and sales tax is an
:05:14. > :05:17.opportunity to obtain a gre`ter contribution from the corporate
:05:18. > :05:30.sector which is currently forgotten in the current structure, so that is
:05:31. > :05:34.in its favour. More news now and Jerry has an official polithcal
:05:35. > :05:36.party tonight. It is currently the only registered party in thd island
:05:37. > :05:39.at the moment. After nearly two years,
:05:40. > :05:42.work to upgrade Guernsey's `irport Although there will still bd some
:05:43. > :05:45.activity going on to restord fields surrounding the site, last night was
:05:46. > :05:48.the final night of work on the actual runway itself, bringing
:05:49. > :05:53.to an end the ?80 million project. It's not clear when major work to
:05:54. > :05:56.redevelop a prime spot on Gternsey's The old Havelet Brewery was
:05:57. > :06:00.demolished last year to makd way But earlier this year, work stopped,
:06:01. > :06:12.as Penny Elderfield reports. A morning coffee with
:06:13. > :06:14.a view to die for. But on the other side,
:06:15. > :06:27.work here's at a standstill, I think it looks like a bomb site.
:06:28. > :06:34.You get to hear and this part.. It is terrible. I think it is ` real
:06:35. > :06:39.shame that they have not carried on because it looks such a mist.
:06:40. > :06:49.Hopefully they will build something nice. I think it is about thme they
:06:50. > :06:55.started working on it. But work here is at a
:06:56. > :07:02.standstill you get a certain amount of visitors asking and we jtst say
:07:03. > :07:04.we are waiting for paperwork. The plans to replace this
:07:05. > :07:06.old Brewery with 33 flats And last year diggers were sent
:07:07. > :07:09.in to get started. For much of this year though there's
:07:10. > :07:13.been little noticeable work here. And from talking to both Environment
:07:14. > :07:15.and the developer, no`one c`n really a give a clear idea of when we might
:07:16. > :07:20.see a bit more action. The developer Comprop says ht is
:07:21. > :07:22.in the process of discharging various planning conditions
:07:23. > :07:26.in relation to the developmdnt. And following that will be `ble to
:07:27. > :07:30.review the timetable for thd work. And Environment says it's got
:07:31. > :07:33.no cause for concern that this But with neither willing to commit
:07:34. > :07:39.to when the actual building work might start again, this is
:07:40. > :07:43.a sight people here will have to put Still ahead tonight, a welcome home
:07:44. > :08:10.proposal as HMS Somerset returns. Guernsey is celebrating just how
:08:11. > :08:18.beautiful the island is this week. The Summer Floral Festival hs out
:08:19. > :08:19.in bloom, with a week of events displ`ying
:08:20. > :08:23.the best flora it has to offer. This Sunday the Victorian W`lled
:08:24. > :08:25.Garden at Saumarez Park will be hosting a garden party, so we sent
:08:26. > :08:28.Sophie Sulehria there ahead From
:08:29. > :08:32.the outside it may not look much. But like something out of a story
:08:33. > :08:35.book, as you enter the gate, The Victorian Kitchen Garden's been
:08:36. > :08:38.restored to its former glorx, by a team of volunteers
:08:39. > :08:41.from the Guernsey Botanical Trust. And now it's ready to show off
:08:42. > :08:52.at this year's Floral Festival. Don't you think that's outstanding?
:08:53. > :08:59.All the flowers and fruit and vegetables that we could all are
:09:00. > :09:02.from 1875 to 1900, so these fantastic sweet peas are Victorian
:09:03. > :09:09.varieties and it is really lovely to cultivate them again. During the
:09:10. > :09:13.coming week, Guernsey will be alive with colour and prove exactly why we
:09:14. > :09:21.have said such success in exporting fruit and flowers. Most of the
:09:22. > :09:24.parishes on the island have done an extraordinary job with flowdr
:09:25. > :09:28.decorations, with hanging b`skets and flowers everywhere,
:09:29. > :09:30.and St Peter Port is looking absolutely tremendous and I'm sure
:09:31. > :09:35.and flowers and why locals love their gardens so much.
:09:36. > :09:40.the Victorian walled garden summer party is free this Sunday,
:09:41. > :09:46.complete with music, hog ro`st, and of course, flowers.
:09:47. > :09:55.sounds good, doesn't it? But what will the weather bd like.
:09:56. > :10:01.If you have anything to do outdoors this weekend, Sunday is the better
:10:02. > :10:08.they were mainly dry condithons but tomorrow, Saturday is that H mostly
:10:09. > :10:12.but keeping clouds and photon brighter towards the end of the
:10:13. > :10:19.afternoon. Quite a thick band of close to the west of us. We have a
:10:20. > :10:24.weather front producing somd rain but slow progress, so it cotld be
:10:25. > :10:30.that we start to see the mahn line grinds to a halt for a time around
:10:31. > :10:38.the early part of the data lodel before slowly clearing out of the
:10:39. > :10:44.way. Brighter and fresher conditions behind and some sunshine before we
:10:45. > :10:51.see showers returning. For `ll of us, a fresh and cool feel. The rain
:10:52. > :10:56.overnight tonight gives us lore that bursts of rain and when thex as
:10:57. > :11:03.well. Overnight temperatures down to 14 Celsius. The rain band whll peter
:11:04. > :11:11.out but mostly it is cloudy and overcast. A little bit dire through
:11:12. > :11:17.the afternoon and the best of the improved weather. Top temperature
:11:18. > :11:24.tomorrow, 18 Celsius. Quite breezy for a time and eventually swinging
:11:25. > :11:34.round and becoming more westerly. Times of high water are on screen
:11:35. > :11:42.now. Up to about three feet but a little on the choppy side. Luch
:11:43. > :11:48.better on Sunday, and it should be bright and Friday and next week 19
:11:49. > :11:55.Celsius the top temperature. Dismal tomorrow. Have a nice weekend.
:11:56. > :12:01.Hold out for Sunday and don't forget you can send your weather phctures
:12:02. > :12:09.to David than see them on the television. That is it for now, back
:12:10. > :12:11.with the headlines at the end of the national news I will hand you over
:12:12. > :12:17.now. Why what the Queen
:12:18. > :12:22.has been doing in Scotland And we are racing in the Falmouth
:12:23. > :12:48.Working Boat World Championships. Every member of the upper door
:12:49. > :12:55.shipyard in North Devon was gathered to watch on television. `` @ppledore
:12:56. > :13:00.shipyard. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest warship ever constrtctive
:13:01. > :13:01.for the Royal Navy. Andrew Ormsby joined the workers for a very
:13:02. > :13:04.special day. And everyone here at Appledore
:13:05. > :13:09.shipyard has stopped work and come to watch and landm`rk event
:13:10. > :13:11.of British shipbuilding. I name this ship the
:13:12. > :13:16.Queen Elizabeth. May God bless her
:13:17. > :13:22.and all who sail in her. For the 400 strong workforc
:13:23. > :13:26.to day is an extremely proud day. It is fabulous project
:13:27. > :13:32.to be involved in. And this is
:13:33. > :13:34.eight years work. And to see all
:13:35. > :13:38.the workforce here gathered is just A bottle of Scotch whisky instead
:13:39. > :13:44.of the traditional champagnd Schoolchildren in Appledore got
:13:45. > :13:53.involved as well, making their own versions
:13:54. > :13:57.of the 65,000 tonne carrier. On the crane, we focused
:13:58. > :14:01.on putting planes and things. So when you watched the namhng
:14:02. > :14:16.ceremony, and saw the real carrier, do you think you would have managed
:14:17. > :14:19.to do that building project? They were given a goodie bag to take
:14:20. > :14:29.home, including a model kit of The carrier officially named,
:14:30. > :14:37.time to get back to work. There is no question that today s
:14:38. > :14:39.staff here at Appledore shipyard will have felt
:14:40. > :14:52.a huge sense of pride. As one naval ship repairs pdr
:14:53. > :14:55.service, another one prepard for duty. Not once welcomed HMS Somerset
:14:56. > :14:59.home. The Type 23 frigate returned
:15:00. > :15:02.after a six month patrol in the Gulf Spotlight's Johnny Rutherford
:15:03. > :15:11.was alongside to meet them. Making sure the message was right
:15:12. > :15:15.for a father. HMS Somerset back home and for many emotions running high
:15:16. > :15:21.while waking to be reunited with loved ones after months apart. But
:15:22. > :15:27.one young woman was not aware she was about to receive an important
:15:28. > :15:37.ship to shore message. Fumbled, but message is received. CHEERING. The
:15:38. > :15:43.company of 220 had been patrolling the Middle East policing kex
:15:44. > :15:48.shipping lanes in the Gulf `nd Indian Ocean, but it was good to be
:15:49. > :15:58.home. How do you feel? Thred is back and it is a special day. I can't
:15:59. > :16:10.believe! Did you have any idea? Not at all. Pleased to see him? Signed
:16:11. > :16:20.by yeah! What was it like? We not so much better to be back. It hs so
:16:21. > :16:23.much better to be home. The ship was engaged in maritime operations,
:16:24. > :16:29.including a major bloodbath in the Indian Ocean. HMS Somerset was
:16:30. > :16:35.fortunate to see the of heroin on one occasion. For the ship company,
:16:36. > :16:44.it was one of the recognisable highlights. After 27,000 nattical
:16:45. > :16:47.miles, the company has deserved a short break. Return, the shhp has to
:16:48. > :16:57.go through a lot of mainten`nce for the next deployment next ye`r is ``
:16:58. > :16:59.next year. Some lovely scenes. I am so glad she
:17:00. > :17:09.said yes. Of course! Yesterday we heard
:17:10. > :17:11.about a new study at the Unhversity of Exeter being carried out
:17:12. > :17:14.into just how far plastics have travelled in the sea before they get
:17:15. > :17:17.washed up here in the south west. Well, one man
:17:18. > :17:20.from Bude has started a campaign to remove the tonnes of plastics
:17:21. > :17:22.which are littering our coastline. Spotlight's Emma Thomasson has been
:17:23. > :17:25.to North Cornwall to find ott more. One man's crusade to clean
:17:26. > :17:27.up our coast. Martin's idea is that, everx time
:17:28. > :17:30.you go to the beach, you send just I used to come away
:17:31. > :17:35.from beach cleans you mean like I But now I do my two minutes and I
:17:36. > :17:39.know I go back tomorrow And another two minutes
:17:40. > :17:41.the next day. And eventually it will all
:17:42. > :17:44.add up to clean beaches. And people all over the world are
:17:45. > :17:47.posting pictures to social ledia And the one
:17:48. > :17:54.from Mexico has a telly on ht? Yeah, someone found a televhsion
:17:55. > :17:56.on the beach. The fact that people in Mexhco
:17:57. > :18:06.are doing this is just wonddrful. And the campaign is being b`cked
:18:07. > :18:12.by Keep Britain Tidy. Not everyone has an hour or two to
:18:13. > :18:16.give up to do an organised clean. And in this way, they can jtst pop
:18:17. > :18:19.down to the beach, walking the dog, Just do two minutes
:18:20. > :18:24.and it is a real positive thing you What is amazing
:18:25. > :18:42.about this is quite how much you The thing is just three
:18:43. > :18:51.of us doing this. And if there were 100 of us,
:18:52. > :18:54.what a difference it would lake And if everybody did this every
:18:55. > :18:57.time they went to the beach, the The tenth annual working bo`t world
:18:58. > :19:05.championships take place in the Fal The big open sailing boats tsed to
:19:06. > :19:10.be used for oyster dredging, As they race across the start line,
:19:11. > :19:15.it is hard to imagine these boats were originally built to gently
:19:16. > :19:19.dredge for oysters in the estuary. Some still do,
:19:20. > :19:23.but most are now kept racing, powering through the water, driven
:19:24. > :19:30.by huge sails and all the l`test in So it gives you
:19:31. > :19:36.the same sensation estuary `s I'd have anywhere you go
:19:37. > :19:42.in the world, Working boats are hard work
:19:43. > :19:51.to make them sail well. Then the gang on the mainshdet
:19:52. > :19:59.which controls the mean saw. A separate crewmember
:20:00. > :20:02.for each control? The racing over the next few days
:20:03. > :20:17.starts and finishes in Saint Mauls. They are calling this the F`lmouth
:20:18. > :20:19.Working Boat World Championships. But I think the name is
:20:20. > :20:22.a little bit tongue in cheek. The furthest is coming from
:20:23. > :20:26.the creek about five miles `way The racing continues over
:20:27. > :20:45.the next five days. Time for the weather and pldnty of
:20:46. > :20:56.grey skies? Not used to that. Did you rdcognise
:20:57. > :21:00.those boats? Yes! Some wet weather, pretty miserable
:21:01. > :21:07.today, the rain off and on, good news for some, the rain washing out
:21:08. > :21:14.a lot of the pollen, so somd relief for a fever sufferers. Not bad this
:21:15. > :21:20.weekend, it is cool as well, temperatures overnight last night,
:21:21. > :21:26.16`17 for night`time is unusual collected nine down to about 12 And
:21:27. > :21:32.generally, a fresher feel to the error. Some sunny spells, btt the
:21:33. > :21:41.risk of sunny shoulders. Lots of cloud, `` the risk of sun and
:21:42. > :21:45.showers. We are between two lines of rain. The second one later tonight.
:21:46. > :21:52.That will bring the more definite clearance across as. Across the
:21:53. > :21:54.English Channel tomorrow, other outbreaks of rain for the Channel
:21:55. > :22:00.Islands tomorrow morning, btt greater for most of us, even some
:22:01. > :22:04.afternoon sunshine. And the risk of showers that of the into Sunday but
:22:05. > :22:10.isolated showers for Sunday, and hopefully some sunshine. Fahrly dull
:22:11. > :22:15.evening this evening, althotgh the rain has eased a little, and other
:22:16. > :22:18.spot of rain from the West later tonight. Some heavy for a Txne
:22:19. > :22:28.Bridge singularly across Dartmoor and Exmoor. `` some heavy for a time
:22:29. > :22:38.particularly across. Some pressure temperatures after that band of
:22:39. > :22:44.rain. For `` briefly, some outbreaks of rain, then quite a nice `fternoon
:22:45. > :22:49.tomorrow, some showers to spoil an otherwise tidy. The wind in a
:22:50. > :22:55.fresher direction, so expect a drop in temperatures. The link love for
:22:56. > :23:07.all. Some sunshine on the Isles of Scilly, and here are the tiles of
:23:08. > :23:23.high water... And some good news for something. `` surfing. The wind
:23:24. > :23:28.changing direction. On Sund`y, the showers are likely to be quhte
:23:29. > :23:34.heavy. Most of us getting away with another reasonable day. Showers
:23:35. > :23:39.could be heavy. More to comd on Monday. We should have a re`sonable
:23:40. > :23:43.deal on Tuesday and high prdssure back for Wednesday, so not too bad
:23:44. > :23:50.for the next few days, but ht is quite a bit cooler. Have a nice
:23:51. > :23:55.again. Thank you. That is it. Have a lovely
:23:56. > :24:00.weekend. Thank you for joinhng us at this very late Dame! See yot next
:24:01. > :24:01.week. Goodbye. `` at this vdry early