Payment of parish rates

Published on: 14 July 2015

Question type: Written

Asked by: Sam Mézec

Answered by: Comité des Connétables

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMITÉ DES CONNÉTABLES BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 14th JULY 2015

Question

"What discussions, if any, have taken place between the Comité des Connétable s and the Treasury Department to consider if the system for payment of Parish Rates could be made more efficient and user- friendly, and if such discussions have taken place, what conclusions were reached?"

Answer

No such discussions have taken place as all parishes make stringent efforts to ensure that the payment of Parish Rates and the Island Wide Rate is efficient and user-friendly by offering parishioners several different methods of payment, including by instalments, by cash, by cheque, by credit and debit card, by standing order, by bank transfer and, from this year, most parishes will be accepting online payment.