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Jersey and Guernsey targeted by Ed Miliband

UK politician, Ed Miliband is threatening to put Jersey and Guernsey on a tax black-list unless measures are made to improve transparency.

He says if the Labour Party are voted in during the next election, he will take action within six months of coming into power.

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Guernsey Chief Minister hits back at Miliband claims

Chief Minister Jonathan Le Tocq

Guernsey's Chief Minister Jonathan Le Tocq has written to Labour leader Ed Miliband hitting back at his claims over the island's tax transparency.

UK Labour leader Ed Miliband's threatened that if his party is voted into power in the next elections, he will give British tax havens six months to open their books.

Miliband had said he could put Jersey and Guernsey on a tax black-list unless measures are made to improve transparency.

But these are claims the Chief Minister strongly refutes and has offered to meet Miliband to discuss the matter further.

The implication of your letter is that a Labour Government will be somehow required to drag Guernsey 'into line'.

That could not have been further from the truth over these past 15 years.

Should a Labour Government be elected in May of this year, you will find that it will not be the case in the future. It is an implication which we challenge very strongly.

– Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, Chief Minister

Read the Chief Minister's full letter here.

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