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Island reacts to UK Budget

Rise in minimum wage raises Manx questions

A rise in the minimum wage announced in the UK this week has put the Manx equivalent under the spotlight once more.

The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has raised the figure by 6.7 percent there to £12.21 per hour. 

Andy Saunders from the Licensed Victuallers Association (LVA) says he is broadly in support of such a move here, but tax thresholds would also need an update.

He's been speaking to Simon Richardson, who has this look at the Budget, and what it all means:

 

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