Budget

2018-19 Isle of Man Budget at a glance

The 2018 Budget puts in place progressive, affordable and sustainable measures to support the continued growth of the Isle of Man economy and to help all sectors of the community.

Key features of the 2018-19 Isle of Man Budget include:

• Personal income tax allowance increased by £750 to £13,250, lifting 1,700 out of the tax net
• Taxpayers will be up to £150 better off, or up to £300 better off for a
  married couple
• Child Benefit to rise by 3.3%, building on last year which saw the first
  increase in Child Benefit payments for seven years
• Additional £5.5 million annual funding for Health and Social Care services
• An extension to tax relief on nursing expenses to include physiotherapy
• A further 10% increase in the rate of the nursing care contribution

Other key points from the 2018-19 Budget:

• A five-year capital investment programme of £428 million, including a
  replacement Castle Rushen High School, an extension to QEII's Science and Technology block and a national glens and footpaths improvement
  programme
• Continuation of the £50 million Enterprise Development Fund and a £4.2 million business support package to aid economic growth
• Continuation of 1% cap on the budget for Government staff pay awards for 2018/19, rising to 2% from 2019/20 allocated on the basis of need
• The introduction of new pension freedoms
• Pension triviality limit increased to £100,000
• Basic state pension to rise by 3%
• A range of other benefits to increase by 3.3%
• A top up of £1 million for the Brexit Fund, for the continued negotiations arising from the UK's departure from the EU
• The benefit in kind incentive to encourage cycling to work to be extended to include electric bikes

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