50 minutes | Friday, 16 June 2023
Do we have a public finance crisis? You could have been fooled into thinking everything’s fine if you read the Treasury Plan which is going to this week’s Tynwald. Is government’s boldness being hindered by an overly cautious Tynwald? What steps can be taken to bring the over six thousand empty properties back in to use? Should we pay more tax, reduce government services or just keep spending reserves in the hope that something will come up?