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Government spends nearly GBP 11,000 per person

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

TOTAL Government spending in the Isle of Man equates to £10,892 per year for every man, woman and child in the community.

This figure includes:

  • £3,226 per head on benefits including the State Pension, Income Support and Child Benefit.
  • £609 per head on social care, comprising £232 on children’s services and £377 on adult services.
  • £2,120 per head on health services, including £266 each on providing free or subsidised prescriptions, and £168 each on treating Manx patients in the United Kingdom.
  • £1,072 on education, including £141 on university fees.
  • £348 on the police, fire and prison services and on other parts of the Department of Home Affairs. 
  • £181 on supporting agriculture, fisheries and forestry and the wildlife park.
  • £66 on waste management, (in addition a further £127 is raised via local authorities or private companies) and £74 on Local Authority housing deficiencies.
  • £106 per head on public transport and heritage railways.
  • £45 on sports and arts, including subsidising local swimming pools and £21 on entertainment.
  • £61 per head on the ports (with a further £124 per head raised in charges), £2 per head on the highways (in addition to the £164 per head collected via Vehicle Duty and registrations), and £82 per head on drainage and operation of the sewerage system.
  • £740 per head on former Government employees’ pensions, of which around £179 comes from current employees contributions.
Caldric Randall, Chief Financial Officer

The Treasury

3rd Floor

Government Offices

Bucks Road

Douglas

Isle of Man

IM1 3PZ

Telephone:+44 1624 685666

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