Jersey supports an estimated 250,000 British jobs and is a conduit for almost £500 billion of foreign investment into the country, according to a new report into what value the island brings to the United Kingdom. 

The report - Jersey’s Value to Britain – also found that the jurisdiction’s financial sector supports activity that generates around £5 billion in UK tax revenue each year.

Promotional body Jersey Finance, which commissioned the report from independent consultancy Capital Economics, said the figures “demonstrate the important role that jurisdictions like Jersey - ...