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Local wellbeing businesses team up to raise funds for Cancer support

Soundology and Health & Balance IOM are teaming up to bring three free Community Yoga & Sound Meditation sessions this Friday 23 February 2024. The two wellbeing businesses are collaborating to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support IOM and…

Civil engineering expert to chair Major Projects Board

The Major Projects Board will be chaired by Barry O’Driscoll, following his appointment as a specialist advisor to the Treasury.
The Major Projects Board has been established to provide the Council of Ministers with increased oversight and control ove…

New Tax Strategy will support aims of Our Island Plan

Tynwald Members will debate a proposed tax strategy aimed at supporting the objectives of Our Island Plan at the March sitting. 
2024-26 Tax Strategy has been published today on the Tynwald Register of Business, where it is available to view and downlo…

Spending equates to £16,343 per person

Total Government gross spending projected for 2024-25 equates to around £16,343 per head of the Island’s population.
This per person figure includes:

£4,863 for Social Security payments such as the State Pension, Income Support and Child Benefit and a…

Treasury Minister’s Budget Speech 2024

Mr President
It is indeed an honour to be able to present to this Honourable Court the Budget today. I would like to thank all the Treasury staff who have committed themselves since last summer to deliver this crucial piece of work and all those Tynwal…

Budget 2024 at a glance

Key rises in the following benefits:
Pensioners

Under the ‘triple lock’ uprating – the basic state retirement pension and Manx state pension increase by 8.5%
Those in receipt of the full Manx state pension will receive an extra £18.83 each week, and £…

Budget 2024’s vision for a financially sustainable future

Sustainable finances and long-term stability were the key themes when Treasury Minister Dr Alex Allinson MHK unveiled his second Budget in Tynwald this morning (Tuesday 20 February).
Minister Allinson committed to invest in healthcare, education and fr…

Manx Care Advice and Liaison Service’s first health and social care collaboration day a success

Last Friday, 16 February 2024, Manx Care Advice and Liaison Service (MCALS) hosted their first Collaboration Day at the National Sports Centre in Douglas. The event ran from 10am until 3pm and was attended by over 40 organisations including Health an…

Hillside Dental practice, Douglas – Update from Press Release on 11 January 2024

Manx Care is pleased to announce that Hillside Dental Practice is now fully operational. 
This announcement is being made as a follow up from the previous press release, where Manx Care explained the difficulties the practice faced in terms of dental s…

Visit Isle of Man deems British Guild of Travel Writers visit a huge success (1)

Earlier this month Visit Isle of Man hosted over 50 members of the British Guild of Travel Writers (‘the Guild’), the UK’s leading association for travel media professionals, for their annual general meeting (‘AGM’) and an exploration of the Isle of Ma…