Future of the open market will go to consultation

ISLANDERS will be given a say in the future of Guernsey's open market, it was confirmed yesterday.

Following Treasury minister Charles Parkinson's comments in a States debate that the open market is 'in question', the Policy Council's Population Policy Group said it would soon be seeking islanders' views on the issue.

Chairman Deputy Bernard Flouquet (pictured) said the open market would be one of a number of population-related issues the group would ask islanders about.

'The Population Policy Group is planning a public consultation in the next few weeks which looks at how Guernsey might manage the size and make-up of its population in the future,' he said.

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