Jersey’s government have voted though major plans to fill the island’s financial black hole.
They include a package of cutting public sector jobs, freezing pay and scrapping bonuses to find £145m each year until 2019.
Jersey's government will continue debating how to make £145 million worth of cutbacks today. The price-tag is needed each year until 2019 to fill a black hole.
Politicians are expected to discuss a freeze on benefits today, and also how education will be funded over the next three years.
A raft of cash-cutting ideas have been proposed and will be discussed this week.
Backbenchers say their amendments and questioning of Medium Term Financial Plan is helping move the debate forward, and that they are optimistic they can make a real change.
Deputy Doublet's amendment has been passed in the States, meaning education will receive an extra £260k investment next year.
Jersey States is currently debating how to save £145m. But where exactly is that saved money going to end up?
States members in Jersey will begin debating how to make hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cuts today.