The Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance has joined Brand Solidarity, a global team bringing brands together to express a chorus of support for the people of Ukraine.
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IOM Matches Fuel Duty Cut: Now match Aircraft Passenger Duty cut
The Isle of Man Government should now go ahead and take appropriate steps to extend the UK Government’s cut on aircraft passenger duty to flights to the Isle of Man.
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A radical proposal: Hire enough staff to fully operate schools
Here’s an idea for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture: Instead of increasing non-teacher/lecturer numbers by 40% over the last five years, and keeping teacher numbers steady, you could hire enough teachers to fully staff schools?
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Schools are essential services, students suffer due to poor DESC management
The extensive research and analysis by the Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance found that during the Quayle Administration, staff numbers in the Department of Education, Sport and Culture increased by around 20%. Despite that surge in staff, no extra teachers or lecturers were hired: the surge in staff numbers came entirely in other roles.
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Extremely high Manx inflation moves even higher
The latest inflation figures released by the Isle of Man Government show the annual rate of inflation as measured by CPI for the twelve months to January 2022 has increased even further to be extremely high at 6.4%.
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Number of Births and Deaths in the Isle of Man 2021
Paul Craine MLC has shared this data from the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) of the Isle of Man Government. This data indicates that there was a total of 675 births recorded by EAD in 2021, and a total of 899 deaths recorded in 2021. The number of births and deaths combined for a natural population […]
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Isle of Man unemployment rate is 1.8%
The Isle of Man’s unemployment rate was 1.8% in January 2022, a slight increase from 1.7% in December 2021.
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A dozen positive proposals to ease the squeeze on the cost of living in the Isle of Man
At its core, “Too much money chasing too few goods” is the classic description of inflation. Manx families are seeing with their own budgets that the threat of inflation is real. This is an inflation tax on the hard-earned wages of every person on this island, and it’s causing real and severe economic pain that […]
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Census reveals fall in vacant properties in Isle of Man
The 2021 Isle of Man Census Report (Part I) has revealed a fall in the number of vacant properties in the Isle of Man. According to the latest census report, there were 775 less vacant properties in 2021 than in 2016, and 123 less vacant properties in 2021 than in 2016. According to the Isle […]
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Isle of Man Shipping Registry Leads in Cutting Fees for Low Emission Ships
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has announced: The green discount will give ship owners a 15 percent reduction on their annual registration fee. The discount is available to operators of cargo ships, commercial yachts or passenger ships which are investing in biofuel, alternative fuels, wind, or shore-side energy technology. IOMSR IS WORLD-FIRST IN DISCOUNTING […]