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WQ.77/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
BY DEPUTY M. TADIER OF ST. BRELADE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2019
Question
Will the Chairman advise –
- when the maximum expenditure limits set in the Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 2014 were last reviewed;
- whether the limits have ever been increased in line with R.P.I. since they were established and, if so, when that has occurred; and
- if increases in R.P.I. have not occurred, why that has not been the case?
Answer
The expenditure limits set in the Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 2014 have not been reviewed since the legislation was adopted in 2014. There has been no RPI increase because the law does not provide for this. The Committee expects to undertake a review of election costs later this year and will consider the case for increasing the maximum expenditure limits and amending the legislation to provide for an annual increase in the limits in line with inflation.