Perspective 16.2.24 - what will be in the 2025 Manx budget, and what should be but probably won’t be?

Perspective

Sunday, 16 February 2025 - 51 minutes

Next week the Treasury Minister will deliver this government’s fourth budget and on Perspective we assess the current shape of government’s finances and consider what might be announced in the budget in Tynwald on Tuesday. The Treasury Minister has been dropping broad hints about what could be revealed , particularly in relation to pensions and national insurance, but with the Government’s “Our Island Plan” struggling to get off the starting blocks there’s little slack in the system to deliver much good news. With housing rentals up by nearly 20% last year but sticking plasters significantly cheaper, perhaps plastering over the cracks may be the best option?

Perspective 16.2.24 - what will be in the 2025 Manx budget, and what should be but probably won’t be?

Perspective

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