BBC Business
Removing Food Tax Would Cost £14.4m, Mostly Benefit Rich Islanders, Says Minister
Removing GST from food would cost £14.4m a year and mostly help the rich, says minister, as Guernsey protests a proposed 3% GST.
2026-07-14
BBC Business
BBC Business
Guernsey Parents Learn That Cooking Your Own Food Is Somehow Both Possible and Cheaper
Free cooking classes in Guernsey teach parents that making food from scratch is cheaper and healthier than buying pre-packaged stuff. Shocking, we know.
2026-06-14
BBC Business
Man Who Built Guernsey's Finance Charity for the Unbankable Finally Lets Someone Else Handle It
Peter Neville retires after five years of fighting for the financially excluded, passing the torch to a former banker who promises to keep the bank accounts and debit cards flowing.
2026-06-06
BBC Business
Citizens Advice Guernsey Sees Surge in Clients Who Really Could Use Some Advice Right Now
Citizens Advice Guernsey reports more clients, more complexity, and more time spent untangling housing and cost-of-living knots.
2026-04-30
BBC Business
Guernsey Food Bank's Shelves Look Like It's Been Raided by a Very Polite Post-Apocalypse Gang
Guernsey's biggest food bank is running on fumes, seeing two to three new clients a week, and begging for basics like coffee and sugar - because even charity can't run on good intentions alone.
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