GST collected by Government of Jersey in 2023 (FOI)

​​Request

A

Please advise how much tax revenue the States of Jersey collected during 2023 by way of GST?

B

Please break down the figures into different categories where possible for example food, clothing, furntiure and so forth. 

Response

A

GST revenue for 2023 will be included in the Government of Jersey’s 2023 Annual Report and Accounts. This is intended to be published within the next 12 weeks and will be available on www.gov.je. Article 36 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law therefore applies.

B

Entities are not required to provide a breakdown of goods and services provided when submitting their GST return therefore the information requested is not held and Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

​Articles applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 36 - Information intended for future publication

(1) Information is qualified exempt information if, at the time when the request for the

information is made, the information is being held by a public authority with a view to    

its being published within 12 weeks of the date of the request.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground

must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant –

(a) of the date when the information will be published;

(b) of the manner in which it will be published; and

(c) by whom it will be published.

(3) In this Article, “published” means published –

(a) by a public authority; or

(b) by any other person.

Public Interest Test 

Article 36 is a qualified exemption, which means that a public interest test has to be undertaken to examine the circumstances of the case and decide whether, on balance, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.  

Public interest considerations favouring disclosure  

• disclosure of the information would support transparency and promote accountability to the general public.

Public interest considerations favouring withholding the information

• It is intended to publish the Annual Report and Accounts on www.gov.je within 12 weeks of the receipt of this request. Publishing the draft document in such close proximity to the final version could potentially lead to confusion.​