Budget offers The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Mon, 01 Mar 2021
By Chris Cave - Local Democracy Reporter
The founder of the Manx Taxpayers’ Alliance says government’s latest budget offers “the good, the bad and the ugly”. All but one Tynwald member backed the financial plan for the next 12 months. No tax rises were set out by Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan, while public sector pay rose by 1 per cent. Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson was the only person to vote against the budget. Michael Josem appeared as a panellist at a Liberal Vannin Question Time event to discuss the Manx budget on Thursday (25 February) evening.
Ramsey Santa run tomorrow The 2.5km event will take place in Mooragh Park at 11am tomorrow. Money raised from the event will go to the Isle of Man Food Bank. Entry is £5 per person and is open to those aged 16 years or over. Entries can be processed online until the end of today via the Ramsey Town Commissioners website.
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