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News around Isle of Man

COVID-19 circuit break – closure of Social Security reception areas

Social Security reception areas on the ground floor of Markwell House in Douglas and in Ramsey Town Hall are closed until and including 31 January 2021 to protect the welfare of customers and staff.
Queries can be emailed to socialsecurity@gov.im or cu…

COVID-19 circuit break – closure of Rates public counter

The Treasury’s Rates public counter on the first floor of Government Offices, Buck’s Road, Douglas, has been closed until and including 31 January 2021to protect the welfare of customers and staff.
Given the closure of the counter facility, customers s…

COVID-19 – closure of Custom & Excise public counter

The Customs & Excise public counter at Customs House, North Quay, Douglas, has been closed until and including 31 January 2021 to protect the welfare of customers and staff.
Online services can be used to render VAT returns and payments as normal. …

COVID-19 circuit break – Salary Support Scheme

The Salary Support Scheme is being reopened to all businesses that were able to claim during last year’s period of lockdown, 2 March to 19 July 2020.
This is designed to ensure that businesses impacted by the circuit break action can continue to pay th…

COVID-19 circuit break – Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance

The Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance – MERA – is being brought back into effect immediately.  
Claims can be made online at gov.im/coronavirus from 9am on Thursday 7 January. Anyone who is unable to make their claim online should call 648125 or emai…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 05 January 2021

Good afternoon.
I have a lot of important information to tell you today. I am therefore grateful that you have taken the time to join us.
You will – I am sure – have seen or heard about the UK Prime Minister’s briefing last night. He painted a bleak pi…

Ramsey bar identified as high risk location for COVID-19

Anyone who attended the Truth Wine & Tapas bar on Parliament Street in Ramsey, on either New Year’s Eve or Saturday 2 January, is being asked to self-isolate immediately.
The venue has been identified as a high risk location after an individual, wh…

Council of Ministers meeting to evaluate evolving threat from COVID

The Council of Ministers is currently meeting to evaluate the evolving threat to the Island posed by COVID-19. It follows the deteriorating situation in the United Kingdom and six positive test results that emerged late yesterday and overnight.
The pos…

Value Added Tax: Tampon Tax abolished

This news release is issued to publicise changes made to the rate of VAT on women’s sanitary products often referred to as the ‘tampon tax’.
With effect from 1 January 2021, a zero rate of VAT applies to women’s sanitary products. This follows similar …

First Island resident vaccinated against Covid-19

The Isle of Man’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is underway, with health and care staff from across the Island receiving the vaccine in the first few weeks of the roll-out.
Over the next three days, 975 vaccinations will be given to staff from all par…