Government plan debate

11th December 2020

The States Assembly will meet to debate the Government Plan for 2021-24 on Monday 14 December at 9.30am. The meeting will be broadcast live using Microsoft Teams via the following links:

· Monday morning (9.30am)

· Monday afternoon (2.15am)

· Tuesday morning (9.30am)

· Tuesday afternoon (2.15pm)

· Wednesday morning (9.30am)

· Wednesday afternoon (2.15am)

The Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, will begin by making a statement about the Proposed Government Plan. The following amendments will then be debated (in this order)*, followed by two propositions which are not part of the Government Plan debate:

Proposals and Amendments	More information
Reduce the estimate for personal income tax by £240,000 by: 1. Increasing Child Care Tax Relief by £123; and 2. Enhanced Child Care Tax Relief by £320 in 2021	Amendment
Reduce estimate for personal income tax by £260,000 by increasing Child Tax Allowance by £60 and Additional Allowance by £90	Amendment
Make the cost of renewable diesel comparable to traditional diesel, to encourage the move to sustainable fuels and reduce diesel car emissions	Amendment
Increase Stamp Duty rates for properties selling over £2 million in 2021	Amendment and Amendment to Amendment
Ensure any unspent funds in 2020 and 2021 are returned to the Consolidated Fund to reduce borrowing from the Revolving Credit Facility and agree an estates strategy to reduce further borrowing	Amendment
Make £378,000 allocated for the establishment of the Public Sector Ombudsman in 2022 available in 2021	Amendment and Amendment to Amendment
Allocate CYPES an increase of £100,000 to ensure the budget for the Care Leavers package is not reduced	Amendment
Increase Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) funding to £159,000 in 2021 to go towards Jersey Premium: a schools and colleges programme targeted at disadvantaged children and young people	Amendment and Amendment to Amendment
Increase funding for CYPES to £300,000, to go towards the annual running costs of Beresford Street Kitchen	Amendment and Amendment to Amendment
Increase funding for the repair and maintenance of Elizabeth Castle by £2.6 million in 2021, and provide funding in 2022 and 2023 for the completion of this project	Amendment and Amendment to Amendment
Cut funding for the States of Jersey Police Firearms Range by £200,000, and provide a grant to the Institute of Law so they may provide legal advice for those unable to afford it	Amendment
Cut funding for the States of Jersey Police Firearms Range by £1,000,000, and provide a grant to Sea Cadets Jersey to acquire new headquarters	Amendment
Use the remaining balance of the 2021 Climate Emergency Fund to establish a bus scheme for under 21’s, at the price of £20 a year for unlimited travel	Amendment
Encourage businesses and homes to adopt cleaner energy alternatives by installing cost-efficient heating and making electric transport more readily available	Amendment
Reduce funding for the COVID-19 response by £573,717 and use it instead to extend the school meal pilot to all state-funded primary schools	Amendment
Provide tree preservation initiatives with an additional £75,000 of funding per year between 2022-2024	Amendment
In relation to the borrowing strategy created to fund the cost of COVID-19: reduce the amount of borrowing from the Revolving Credit Facility by combining bonding with other strategies	Amendment
Conduct a review into how parishes fund public services such as parks, gardens, toilets etc., to ensure taxpayers of certain parishes, e.g. St Helier, do not have higher maintenance costs than other parishes	Amendment and Amendment to Amendment
Ensure funding for arts, heritage and culture continues to encompass 1% of the Government’s overall expenditure for 2024 and beyond	Amendment
Develop a Poverty Policy by funding a Poverty Commission to research poverty levels in Jersey	Amendment
From 2022, raise personal income tax for ordinary taxpayers from 20% to 25%	Amendment
Set the standard rate of income tax for 2021 and amend a series of finance-related laws in order to implement parts of the Government Plan for 2021	Proposal and Amendment
If the above is approved, bring into immediate effect	Addendum
Amend the law to remove the requirement for the States to contribute to the Social Security Fund in 2021	Proposal
Amend the law to allow £11.3 million to be withdrawn from the Health Insurance Fund and credited to the Consolidated Fund	Proposal

A notification when each debate begins, a summary of the proposal and the results of each debate will be shared on the States Assembly Twitter and Facebook pages throughout the meeting, which is expected for most of the week.

*Please note, propositions currently due for debate at this meeting may be withdrawn or postponed to a later sitting. The Assembly may also vary the order in which propositions are debated. For latest information please see the Order Paper.

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