Liquor Licensing Fees: Increase: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 5 August 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0063
Decision Summary Title :	Approval of Law Drafting Instructions for Regulations to increase liquor licensing fees		Date of Decision Summary:	3 August 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Strategic Development Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Licensing Fee Increases		Date of Written Report:	3 August 2015
Written Report Author:	Strategic Development Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Approval of Law Drafting Instructions for Regulations to increase liquor licensing fees.
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister approved the development of Regulations which will increase liquor licensing fees by 10% for 2016 licences and a further 9.5% for 2017 licences.
Reason(s) for Decision: Licensing fees have not been increased since 2008 when they were increased by 2.5% over 2007. This will be rectified and fees will be brought up to date in line with inflation through legislation, phased in over two years. The fee increase has been agreed as 17% across the board, which is a figure derived from 2.5% per annum or RPIX (whichever is lower) aggregated from 2008 to 2014. This is in line with the States of Jersey Financial Directions 4.1 ‘Increases in States Fees & Charges’. Fees would then have increased by a projected further 2.5% for 2017 licences as is standard practice. Following consultation with industry, the Assistant Minister has agreed that this increase will be phased in over two years so fees will increase by 10% for 2016 and 9.5% for 2017 (which includes the expected 2.5% uprating for inflation in 2016).
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Officers to pass the Decision as above together with the accompanying report to the Law Draftsman’s Office for action.
Signature: Connétable S W Pallett		Position: Assistant Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):