Islands’ differences are making life difficult for those doing business
Thursday 10th April 2008, 2:30PM BST.
TYCOON Tom Scott believes Guernsey and Jersey should be more like a family when conducting business.
The former CI Traders boss, pictured, who retains interests in both islands, said if the Channel Islands were a business, they would have been merged a long time ago.
‘I’m not saying we should merge the two islands, but having two completely different systems in regards to things like tax and population makes life extremely difficult,’ he said.
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Of course, Tom Scott is absolutely correct.
He’s the expert!
To go further – If there was one Channel Islands States of Deliberation, it might attract some serious politicians (e.g professional businessmen), who are badly needed if the Islands are going to continue to prosper.
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