‘Less red tape’ for Island businesses

Monday 1st March 2010, 2:56PM GMT.

The Indigo Lighthouse Entrepreneur of the Year Award was received by Bruce Robinson of the Larson Group (00901826)

NEW efforts will be made to cut the red tape and bureaucracy which stifles business in Jersey, the Economic Development Minister has pledged.

Addressing an audience which included hundreds of Island business leaders at the Jersey Enterprise Awards on Friday, Senator Alan Maclean announced a review of how commerce was regulated by the States.

‘Government must stand aside by removing unnecessary barriers to investment and growth,’ he told the audience. ‘It is not governments that create economic growth, it is businesses and entrepreneurs like you.’

Senator Maclean added that local business people would be invited to sit on a review panel so that their views would help to shape future policy.

• Full report, results and pictures in Monday’s Jersey Evening Post

• Picture gallery at www.thisisjersey.com/galleries later this week

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Bernard

March 1, 2010 at 5:13 pm

How about no GST? That would help!

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Pip Clement

March 1, 2010 at 8:29 pm

It won’t make any difference what Alan Maclean pledges.
Bureaucracy and paperwork keeps the civil service off the streets.
No forms to send out, chase up and then file would result in empire shrinkage and we can’t have that!

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J Lamborrari

March 2, 2010 at 9:52 am

@ Bernard #1
Not having to charge and administer GST would help local businesses in one sense I agree, but what about the Public Services it funds? Don’t forget GST is there for a reason, not just to hamper businesses.

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phil

March 3, 2010 at 3:13 pm

Great…does this also mean that we can rid ourselves of the army of bureaucrats that are sucking the life blood out of our tiny, little island.
No. on second thoughts, that’s a silly idea…they are the only sector of the economy that can demonstrate unfetttered growth rates.

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