New taxes on cars and properties are approved

Saturday 12th December 2009, 2:56PM GMT.

Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf

TAXES on newly imported cars and share transfer flats will come into force next year.

As part of the 2010 Budget proposals, States Members have approved a vehicle emissions duty and a land value tax which will apply existing stamp duty rates on share transfer flats for the first time.

The share transfer rules take effect from 1 January, but the car duty will start in September. They are expected to raise around £1.5m next year, but around £3m in a full calendar year.

Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf introduced the changes in the Budget and they were approved with little debate.

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Warren J

December 13, 2009 at 8:03 pm

I gues that we have to accept an environmental tax on new cars, yet other oil burning products such as Boats, planes, boilers, garden wachinery etc wil escape. Can someone please explain why it is only when oil derived products are consumed in cars that the side effect is polution ?

I will thus not be buying a new car for a few years yet !

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PJG

December 14, 2009 at 8:00 am

Warren J#1
I don’t think this tax will work as I too will be keeping my vehicle, a 1996 gas guzzling 4×4 a few years longer than I planned and will not be buying the modern fuel efficient “clean” large engine 4×4 I “need” for my particular usage.

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JAB

December 14, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Why doesn’t Jersey ever think of the “carrot” method?

UK & US had scrappage schemes to float economy & get old bangers off the road – Jersey…..tax, tax, tax. Few people drive old cars because they want to – we just can’t afford new ones. People will pay because they still can’t afford a new car so you haven’t solved the problem – be honest about why you’re taxing.

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truthseeker

December 14, 2009 at 4:47 pm

This has nothing at all to do with emissions….a total red herring regularly trotted out by those who will not cut spending…public spending is the root cause of all our problems…..and untill they hear from us Loud nad Clear that we have had enough….then you’ll just cough up like good little citizens with absolutely no say in your future.

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Davy West

December 15, 2009 at 5:46 pm

I agree with truthseeker.

Ireland is small, the Prime minister (CM) has just cut his own wages by 20% and cut public spending by 7% resulting in redundancies for certain in the public sector, they have no choice nor does Jersey, sad as it may be for those on the boat home to the UK.

A good start would be to think about giving the boss of WEB his release notice. He is on record as saying he has been offered a salary of 5 times his current £275,000 received in Jersey.

How many front line workers ( who spend it all in Jersey) would that employ, also providing security for their families.

Davy.

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