Thursday, 26th November 2009

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States warned not to go back on SSP vote

By Simon Tostevin

0606454STATES members must not attempt to derail the plans they have just approved, according to Chamber of Commerce president Paul Luxon (pictured).

He said approval of the States Strategic Plan and the fundamental spending reviews was only the first part in the island’s government becoming more streamlined and making the changes it needs.

‘It’s good to see the States Strategic Plan has been approved largely intact and that is a very solid step forward.

‘In our view the States Strategic Plan is the second phase of the Government Business Plan, as the Government Business Plan looked to bring all the different strands together whereas this is now a costed road map.

‘But what we must not allow ourselves to do is to think that this, along with the fundamental spending reviews, is the answer to the WAO report because clearly the flaws in our system still remain.’

He said letting the plans and reviews progress without attempts to derail them when they came back to the Assembly in future was key, as was tackling reducing the public expenditure budget of £330m. because attempts to curb had not worked and the island desperately needed to balance its books.

Article posted on 5th November, 2009 - 2.30pm

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