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After a troubled 2010 there remains room for economic optimism, according to one of the Isle of Man's leading investment experts.
With the 2011 Manx budget now just over a week away, many are wondering how the government will attempt to balance the books in the face of reduced VAT income.
But Peter Robertson says it's not all doom and gloom:
Slight increase in number registered unemployed
324 Manx residents looking for work in August
More communication needed between government and small businesses
Douglas shop owner says he's only been visited by one prospective MHK
Business owners calling for 'wider conversation' around VAT threshold
Fly-Fit says reaching the £90K taxable turnover means they have to increase customer prices
How could the Mooir Vannin Offshore Wind Farm create long-term economic benefits for the Isle of Man?
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