C&E minister: 'requete idea is barking bonkers'
'BARKING bonkers' is Commerce and Employment minister Kevin Stewart's opinion on a move to divert £500,000 from tourism's budget to fund a new Reciprocal Health Agreement with the UK.
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Deputy Stewart lambasted Deputy Jan Kuttelwascher's requete as being the most 'crazy idea I have heard since coming into the States', and said the department had increased tourism numbers using the money.
The last agreement ended in 2009, meaning tourists need health insurance if they are not to face medical bills if they fall ill in Guernsey.
'If we lose promotional spending, our 10-year plan could suffer and there could be serious implications for our strategic air and sea links,' said Deputy Stewart.
