Protestors gathered ahead of Guernsey tax debate

About 200 people turned out at Guernsey's Royal Court to protest against plans to introduce a GST.

Organiser Lars Jansenn said he was pleased with the attendance and hoped it would convince deputies to oppose Policy and Resources' (P&R) plans for tax reform.

P&R has proposed a 3% GST, alongside a lower rate of income tax for earnings under £28,000, higher income tax allowances, reforms to social security contributions and the reintroduction of motor tax amongst other measures.

Member of P&R, Deputy Andrew Niles said: "I have been clear: we need to balance our books, we need fiscal discipline and we need to introduce a GST."

Clarification 22 July 2026: The original video reported that Deputy Rob Curgenven believed a visitor levy should be introduced, which could raise up to £16m. However, it omitted his additional comment that the ISE scheme could also be scrapped, with the combined impact of both measures amounting to up to £16m. The video has now been updated to include this information.