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• Title:	Will any of the 17,000 foreign owned companies subject to zero ten tax rate have to declare to Jersey authorities which jurisdictions their business is conducted and will Jersey share this information
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	01/02/2011
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  5.16.1 Deputy G.P. Southern: Will the Minister explain to Members how under such a scheme … 5.16.2 Deputy G.P. Southern: Since the Minister is prone to consulting on tax options and …

• Title:	Will Jersey cooperate an European Union Savings Directive and when will Jersey endorse it which is designed to keep away tax evaded funds
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	01/02/2011
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  5.2. � Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding the new … Deputy Southern is treating the matter with some humour, I think, and suggesting that …

• Title:	Findings of High Level Working Group on Jersey's current position and that zero ten is harmful is it time to abandon it
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	15/02/2011
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  FOR TREASURY AND R ESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer The High Level Working Party met on 31 January 2011 and considered Jersey’s zero …

• Title:	Now that Jersey cannot use deemed distribution with Zero Ten and comply with EU Code on Business Taxation what alternatives are there to solve this problem
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	15/02/2011
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  5.12 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding an … 5.12.5 Deputy G.P. Southern: The Minister referred to measures to be brought in to tax …

• Title:	Charges on zero rated companies
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	02/02/2011
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  FOR TREASURY AND R ESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … How much is currently raised from the 17,600 foreign-owned non-finance companies currently …

• Title:	Estimates of the loss in tax revenue from the zero ten tax policy
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	01/02/2011
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  FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … (b)        more recent estimates from the Treasury give estimates of £10 - £15m tax to be …

• Title:	How much each of the two groups eg companies trading locally and clients of the finance industry are subject to 0% tax
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	15/02/2011
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  FOR TREASURY AND R ESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer Neither the Taxes Office nor the Social Security Department electronically record …

• Title:	Why HM Revenue and Customs when linking new enhanced penalties relating to the tax transparency of the territory in which the income tax or gain arises in relation to income tax and capital gains tax would place Jersey in category 2
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	15/02/2011
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  FOR TREASURY AND R ESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Has the Minister been notified of the reasons why Jersey would be regarded as “less …

• Title:	What is the total income tax paid in 2009 by Finance sector at 10% and utilities at 20% and indicate income anticipated from locally owned non finance companies
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	15/02/2011
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  5.6 � Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding the total … 5.6.1 Deputy G.P. Southern: Is the Minister content that these extremely low figures of …