BUDGET: £14,044 of spending for each person on Island

A breakdown of how the money is spent ...

Government is predicting to spend around £14,044 for each person on the Isle of Man over the next 12 months.

It's based on a population of 84,069.

The per person figure includes: 

• £4,214 for social security payments – including state pension, Income Support, Child Benefit and allocation of National Insurance funds towards the NHS
• £3,559 for health and social care services - £1,406 related to Noble's Hospital, £199 for providing free or subsidised prescriptions or drugs and £237 for treating Manx patients in the UK 
• £1,455 for education - including £128 for university fees
• £1,384 for former government employee pensions 
• £450 for the police, fire, prison and other parts of the Department of Home Affairs
• £239 for supporting the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture including the Office of Fair Trading
• £121 net expenditure for public transport and heritage railways 
• £83 for sports, recreation and youth services including subsidising regional swimming pools

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