Jersey government profiting from rising fuel costs 'not right'

Jersey's government profiting off islanders through taxes because of rising gas and fuel prices "doesn't feel right", the head of Jersey's Consumer Council (JCC) says. Cost-of-living pressures have been caused by disruptions to shipments of oil and gas through the critical Strait of Hormuz since the war began on 28 February. Increased gas costs because of the war have been affecting local businesses and the farming industry. Carl Walker of the JCC said it was not fair the "amount that the government makes in GST and fuel duty" rose as the cost of fuel went up The government charges a goods and services tax (GST) of 5% on most things imported into the island. It has been contacted for comment. Walker said over the past few years islanders had been affected by high inflation which had now been heightened by the impacts of the war and it was not fair for the government to be "profiteering or making money from a cost-of-living crisis". "Without opening the can of worms in terms of removing GST off fuel, there might be levers available to them where they can cap the amount of duty or reduce the amount of duty there," he said. Walker said it was not just people with vehicles being impact