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Government spends £11,100 per person

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

TOTAL Government spending in the Isle of Man equates to around £11,100 per head per year for every man, woman and child of the Island's population.

This figure includes:

  • Around £3,276 per head on benefits including the State Pension, Income Support and Child Benefit, plus £593 on Social Care, comprising £232 on children's services and £361 on adult services.
  • £2156 per head on Health Services, including £266 each on providing free or subsidised prescriptions, or drugs, and £198 each on treating Manx patients in the United Kingdom.
  • £1,075 on Education, including £129 on University Fees.
  • £340 on the Police, Fire, Prison and other parts of the Department of Home Affairs.
  • £181 on supporting Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Wildlife Park.
  • £61 on Waste Management, in addition a further £127 is raised via local authorities or private companies.
  • £110 per head on Public Transport and Heritage Railways.
  • £47 on Sports and Arts, including subsidising Local Swimming pools and £18 on Entertainment.
  • £46 per head on the Ports (with a further £137 per head raised in charges) and £38 per head on Drainage and operation of the sewerage system.
  • £796 per head on former Government Employees pensions, of which around £218 comes from current employees contributions.

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