Walker dismisses claim that bills are soaring

Friday 18th April 2008, 12:00AM BST.

THE Chief Minister this morning dismissed claims that everyday household bills for ordinary Islanders were soaring way beyond the latest RPI figure of 3.2 per cent.

And he insisted that the lowest-paid had nothing to fear from GST.

Senator Frank Walker said that the lowest-paid should celebrate low levels of inflation and accept that the economic policy of the Council of Ministers worked to their advantage.

He was speaking following warnings issued yesterday that members of T&G Unite, Jersey’s largest union, were intent of rejecting any pay offer based upon the 3.2 per cent March RPI figure released this week.

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