General election cost taxpayers more than £1m

More than £1m of taxpayers' money was spent on Guernsey's last general election, according to officials.

The island's government said the poll in June cost £1.15m, including £200,000 on vote-counting machines, £500,000 on staffing, £200,000 on advertising and events, and £100,000 on candidate manifestos and postage.

Deputy Sarah Hansmann Rouxel, President of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee (SACC), said her committee would consider how to ensure elections were provided in a "cost-effective way" as part of ongoing work in relation to electoral matters.

She said the SACC was not responsible for the budget, but was responsible for ensuring monitoring legislation was in place.

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