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Guernsey Ports wants to increase charges at the airport and the harbours to eliminate the requirement for taxpayer funding.
It comes as Ports forecasts a loss of around £6million this year, the fourth year in a row the utility has recorded a loss.
To raise additional income Guernsey Ports has also written to all its leisure marine customers to inform them of planned increases to mooring fees.
These increases will see some mooring charges almost double by 2026. For example, the annual mooring charge for an XX large vessel this year is £5,296, but in 2026 this’ll increase to £10,232.
Pictured: The change in mooring charges.
The proposals and increases will allow Guernsey Ports to invest in ageing infrastructure while offsetting the covid related fall in passenger numbers in recent years.
£30million of States money has been pumped into Guernsey Ports since the pandemic to keep it afloat.
Guernsey Ports said: “In an update to the Assembly last month, STSB President Deputy Peter Roffey advised States members that user charges at the harbours and airport would need to increase to reduce the burden on taxpayers.
“It is anticipated the proposed increases would generate an extra £8 million a year by 2026, of which around 15% will come from leisure moorings.”
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