Deputy Charles Parkinson made the statement as he introduced the 2025 Accounts in the States yesterday.
This was seized upon by Deputy Neil Inder, who claimed it was ‘quite an indictment’ and questioned the office’s ability to be able to deliver Policy & Resources’ future tax plans.
‘We’re talking about a service which is behind to the tune of about 20,000 assessments. Huge steps are being taken to put that right, and the Revenue Service is receiving massive external support,’ said Deputy Parkinson.
‘The aim is it will be back on its feet and up to date by the end of next year.
‘But this is a big hole and it’s going to take time to sort it out.’
But he denied that the island was missing millions in income as a result of the delays, given the dominance of direct ETI payments from employees.
‘From the States’ point of view we don’t think that there is a big pot of uncollected tax out there,’ he said.