Party Ideology and Policies
In the 2005 elections, the Centre Party's policies were:
- Against the proposed 3% Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Against the continuation of the 20% income tax
- Abolish the Vehicle Registration Duty for smaller cars
- Would like to introduce a pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) system of income taxation
- Would like to introduce a Manx-style immigration policy
- Would like to introduced right-to-buy for State tenants.
- Encourage fish-farming and organic farming
- Encourage the use of renewable energy
- Permit English barristers to appear in the Jersey courts, changing the rule that Jersey advocates had exclusive rights of audience
- Separation of the spheres of executive and judicial areas.
- Reduce the number of Civil Service Departments.
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