States Meeting Summary 10 December
10 December 2025
Public Business
The Assembly resumed the debate on the Government’s Proposed Budget, beginning with the continuation of the debate on Amendment 28.
P.70 Proposed Budget: Amendment 28 – Funding for respite care
Deputy Karen Wilson proposed an amendment that the monies detailed in the Health and Care Budget for growth funding of Assisted Dying be removed and instead put towards Respite Care to improve palliative service.
This relates to £525,000 in 2026, £727,00 in 2027, £688,00 in 2028 and £718,000 in 2029.
Skip 3 hours into yesterday afternoon’s recording to watch the amendment be read out in full, and the start of this morning’s recording to watch the debate.
The Assembly opted to vote on the Deputy’s amendment in two parts:
For Part A, which focused on the spending for next year, the Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s amendment with 9 votes for, 31 votes against and 3 abstentions.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
For Part B, which focused on the spending for 2027, 2028 and 2029, the Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s amendment with 8 votes for, 32 votes against and 4 abstentions.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Amendment Twenty-Seven (Childcare funding rate)
Deputy Inna Gardiner proposed that the External Relations budget relating to Competitiveness be decreased by £137,000 and that funding instead be allocated to Nursery education for 2–3-year-olds. This is in addition to the £3 million allocated to fund the 2–3-year-old offer and would increase the hourly rate offered to nursery care providers from £11 to £11.50.
The Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s Amendment, with 10 votes for, 30 votes against and 2 abstentions.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Skip 1 hour and 25 minutes into this morning’s recording to hear the debate in full.
Amendment One (Development Levies)
Deputy Raluca Kovacs is proposing that a feasibility study is funded for the creation of a fair charging mechanism to raise revenue for the States from any significant uplift in the value of land arising from when the land is rezoned or from when planning permission is granted, a principle which was approved in 2023 by the States. The Deputy is asking for £100,000 to be allocated in the Feasibility head of expenditure.
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The Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s Amendment, with 15 votes for, 27 votes against and 0 abstentions.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Go to the start of this afternoon’s recording to hear the debate in full.
Amendment Twenty-nine (Le Squez)
Deputy Karen Wilson is proposing an amendment to the Budget to bring forward the redevelopment of Le Squez Youth Facility in St Clement into 2026 and 2027, rather than 2028 and 2029. The Deputy wants the reallocation of monies from within the Capital Investment Fund to undertake the redevelopment, which has been pushed back.
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The Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s Amendment, with 14 votes for, 29 votes against and 1 abstention.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Skip to 32 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to hear the debate in full.
Deputy Inna Gardiner proposed that £167,000 be taken from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote and Public Realm budget and allocated to the Neighbourhood Regeneration of St. Helier, for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
This would be matched by the Parish of St. Helier and meets the previous decisions by the States Assembly and Council of Ministers’ Common Strategic Policy, to invest in Town.
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The Assembly voted to APPROVE the Deputy’s Amendment, with 42 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Skip to 1 hour 37 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to hear the debate in full.
Amendment Five (Upper Earnings Limit)
Deputy Tom Coles proposed an amendment which would abolish the upper earnings limit for Social Security Contributions and Long-Term Care Contributions from the start of 2027.
The current upper earnings limit is £317,304 a year. Earnings above this are exempt from Long-Term Care Tax for individuals and from Social Security Contributions for employers.
This could raise an additional £6m in revenue a year for the Social Security Fund and £11million a year for the Long-Term Care Fund.
The Deputy amended his own proposition to add clarity and this was read as amended.
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The Assembly voted on this Amendment in parts:
Part 1: Abolish the upper earnings cap on Social Security Contributions.
The Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s Amendment, with 13 votes for, 30 votes against and 1 abstention.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Part 2: Abolish the upper earnings cap on Long Term Care Contributions.
The Assembly voted to REJECT the Deputy’s Amendment, with 16 votes for, 28 votes against and 0 abstentions.
You can view how Members voted on our website.
Skip to 1 hour and 42 minutes into this afternoon’s recording to hear the debate in full.
Adjournment
The States Assembly will reconvene at 9:30am tomorrow, Thursday 11 December, to continue the debate on the Government’s Proposed Budget 2026-2029. Please note that the States have agreed to sit until 8pm on Thursday to get through the amendments.
