Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan MHK today announced a £100m Economic Recovery Fund and unveiled measures to protect jobs, secure investment and enable growth as part of the Isle of Man’s financial fightback from coronavirus.
He confirmed a new cross-…
A £100m Economic Recovery Fund will be created to bolster businesses, promote innovation, create training and employment opportunities, and invest in the domestic economy.
The Council of Ministers has commissioned a series of projects to stimulate th…
Mr President
The collapse of Flybe on the 5th March this year rapidly brought home the growing impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on our economy.
At that point, work had already begun to protect our core internal infrastructure but this single even…
Work to transform the Island’s health and care system so it is sustainable long-term and can meet the population’s needs now and in the future, has made good progress during a year of unprecedented challenge.
The first Annual Report from the Health an…
Since the last update (4pm Friday 17 July) there have been no further confirmed positive tests for coronavirus.
This means the Isle of Man has no active cases and the total number of confirmed cases remains 336.
There have been 7,602 concluded tests, f…
The Isle of Man Government is planning to extend its Free School Meal Voucher Scheme to help eligible families during the school holiday this summer.
The scheme was introduced in April to help parents provide meals for their children when schools were…
The third Isle of Man Government Living Wage report is published today.
The report, which can be accessed here, calculates the figure as £10.19 an hour and includes the full methodology behind reaching that figure.
The rate reflects a weekly wage, be…
The Isle of Man Fuel Poverty Report has today been published, fulfilling a commitment contained in the Cold, Hunger and Homelessness Action Plan (September 2019).
The report has been compiled using two measurements.
Under the ‘10% indicator’ a househ…
The Isle of Man Government has published a progress report on phase one of the climate change action plan, in addition to releasing plans that prioritise emission reducing initiatives that help boost the economy and support society as part of the post …
At its July sitting next week, Tynwald will have the opportunity to debate an overview of the terms of a new agreement, between the Isle of Man Government and Manx Gas, which seeks to continue to regulate the Island’s gas market on a voluntary basis.
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