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Emergency bus timetable introduced

The Department of Infrastructure has introduced an emergency bus timetable which will be operated throughout the current lockdown. 
The temporary timetable replaces the usual weekday services with amended Saturday services; Sunday services see very lit…

Vaccination rollout adapts to meet Island’s needs

An at-a-glance overview of the current progress of the Island’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is available to the public in a new table published online today. 
The table sets out the vaccination rollout status for Phase 1 priority groups – adults ove…

Dr Allinson’s statement on COVID-19 – 11 March 2021

Last week, in response to the decision to close our schools and nurseries, I talked about establishing childcare provision for the children of our critical workers.
However, as we continue to hit the peak of daily cases, we have reviewed the latest dat…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 11 March 2021

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today.
Here with me at the podium is the Minister for Health & Social Care, and on Zoom we have the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture and our Director of Public Health.
I hope you have had the opport…

Views sought on new Animal Welfare Bill

Public views are being sought on the proposed Animal Welfare Bill 2021 that aims to protect animals such as cats, dogs and horses from harm and mistreatment.
The Bill was drafted following recommendations by a Tynwald Select Committee that in line wit…

Revised exercise rules for certain types of COVID-19 isolation

The Government has revised the rules around exercise for people who are in certain types of self-isolation. 
The review reflects the challenges some people could face where the virus spreads amongst members of a household, resulting in the self-isolati…

Changes to customs charges and postal requirements

People are being reminded that postal goods, received from outside of the UK, may now be subject to import duties. 
It comes after Isle of Man Customs and Excise reported an increase in queries since changes were introduced from 1 January 2021 followin…

Long-term Exit Approach outlined by Council of Ministers

Isle of Man Government has released a framework for the Isle of Man’s long term approach to COVID-19.
The document outlines three key stages (Preparation, Transition and Release) that the Council of Ministers expects to move through as the vaccine roll…

VAT returns must be submitted online from 1 April 2021

VAT-registered businesses and individuals are reminded that they will be required to submit Value Added Tax (VAT) returns online and make payments electronically from 1 April 2021. 
Three-quarters of VAT returns are currently submitted electronically u…

Vehicle tax changes delayed until later this year

The Government will not be progressing the planned changes to vehicle duty until later in the year.
The Vehicle Duty Order 2021 was due to be considered by Tynwald in March but will not now be moved until after the effects of the current circuit break …