NEW Confederation of Guernsey Industry chairman Richard Battersby wants to see a smaller civil service.

PLANNING for an economy not so reliant on the finance industry remains a key driver for the Confederation of Guernsey Industry, according to its new chairman.

INDUSTRY representatives are giving the States the benefit of the doubt after it was revealed the government’s main savings programme had so far recovered nothing.

A NEW corporate rate of tax for businesses in Guernsey must match Jersey’s, according to Confederation of Guernsey Industry chairman Peter Budwin.

FRONTIER ECONOMICS’ proposed model for a Guernsey ‘skills agency’ would add a level of bureaucracy that would stifle the GTA University Centre, according to the Confederation of Guernsey Industry.

THE Confederation of Guernsey Industry’s Technology Challenge will go ahead this year.

FEARS were expressed yesterday that Guernsey has not yet hit the bottom of its economic downturn.

THERE is hope the new Saltpans Park site will provide the required space for local ‘Fred in a shed’ businesses.

A DELAY in debating the island’s capital prioritisation plans is a mistake, according to Confederation of Guernsey Industry acting chairman Peter Budwin.

THE Confederation of Guernsey Industry has freshened up its branding with the unveiling of a new image.