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Review: Zero/Ten Design Proposal

Committee/Panel: Corporate Services Panel
Launch Date: 16 May 2006 Close Date: To be advised
Submissions Deadline: To be advised Ministerial Response Date: To be advised
Review Status: Report published

About

Examination of proposed zero/ten legislation

Terms of reference

 

To review the draft Zero/ten Design Proposal and subsequent draft legislation, and to assess its suitability as a replacement for Jersey’s current tax system, with a particular focus on the following issues –  

1. Compliance with the EU Code of Conduct on business taxation; OECD’s Harmful Tax Competition initiative; and the European Convention on Human Rights.

2. The effect on Jersey’s tax revenues and the resource implications of the legislation.

3. The effect on the Financial Services Industry and the wider effect on Jersey’s economy.

4. The distributional effects and the equity of the proposed Zero/Ten Design Proposal and the potential for avoidance.

This will include a review of –

• Look through arrangements

• Regulation of Undertakings and Development (‘RUDL’) charge

• Other measures for maintaining the tax base

• Effectiveness; fairness and efficiency of anti-avoidance measures