MILLIONS wasted on regulation means that commercialisation has become a dirty word in Guernsey, new Treasury Minister Gavin St Pier has said.

PUBLIC Services’ plans to commercialise Guernsey’s water and wastewater operations have been put on hold by the States.

THE recent proposal to consider commercialising Guernsey’s air and sea ports drew strong criticism from some politicians.

An attempt by the Commerce and Employment minister to have the States consider commercialising States Works has helped to highlight the deficiencies in a wider report on the topic by Public Services.

PUBLIC SERVICES might be forced to investigate commercialising States Works.

VITAL services should be kept under the control of the States, according to union Unite’s regional officer.

NEWS that Public Services is considering the benefits of commercialising parts of its operations could not – depending on your point of view – have come at a better or worse time.

THE potential closure of up to five satellite post offices has forced politicians to seriously question whether it was a mistake to commercialise the service.