Findings of High Level Working Group on Jersey's current position and that zero ten is harmful is it time to abandon it

Published on: 15 February 2011

Question type: Written

Asked by: Geoffrey Southern

Answered by: Minister for Treasury and Resources

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2011

Question

Can the Minister confirm that the High Level Working Group set up to report on the extent of the EU Code on Business Taxation and Jersey's current position with respect to zero/ten has already met and confirmed that zero/ten is harmful, and if so, does he accept that the time has come to join Guernsey in making a commitment to abandon zero/ten?

Answer

The High Level Working Party met on 31 January 2011 and considered Jersey's zero/ten corporate tax regime. The formal report to ECOFIN dated 4 February 2011 (reference 6054/11) is publicly available on the Council of Europe's website: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&f c=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=code+of+conduct+busi ness+taxation&ff_FT_TEXT=&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION=&rc=1& nr=286&page=Detail.

The High Level Working Party has confirmed the earlier findings of the EU Code of Conduct Group that the combination of the Deemed Distribution rules and zero/ten does give rise to harmful effects.

Ministers are considering what action would be appropriate to take in response to this report and an announcement will be made shortly.