The Centre Party is a recently developed political party in Jersey. It started in 2005, as in the October elections, Jersey is changing from a committee system to a ministerial system of government. It chairman is Larry Adams. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Policies

The party is middle-of-road in terms of the left-right spectrum, it is left-of-centre in areas of taxation, healthcare and the environment, however it is right-of-centre by being against the island's many monopolies such as over electricity, gas, telecommunications & dairy products and to allow right-to-buy over state-owned housing.

Policies are...

• Against the proposed 3% GST
• Against the continuation of the 20% income tax
• Abolish the Vehicle Registration Duty for smaller cars
• Would like to introduced PAYE
• Would like to introduce a Manx style immigration policy
• Would like to introduced right-to-buy for State tenants.
• Encourage fish-farming and organic farming
• Encourage the use of renewable energy
• Give the right for British legal staff to work in Jersey Courts
• Separation of the spheres of executive and judicial areas.

The Goods and Services Tax is a Value-added tax that exists in a number of countries including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. ... PAYE (or pay-as-you-earn) is a payroll deduction system for collecting income tax in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

In the Jersey general elections, 2005 two Centre Party candidates were nominated for Senator. Neither was successful, with sitting Senator Paul Le Claire losing his seat. His fellow unsuccessful Senatorial candidate, Kevin Lewis, announced that he will contest the 2005 elections for Deputy as an independent candidate.

External links

• The Centre party's website