There seems to be a grudging acceptance among the Manx public of treasury minister Allan Bell's budget for the coming year.
He announced, among other things, an increase in the higher tax rate, from 18% to 20%, electricity prices rising by seven per cent, departmental spending cut by £37 million and National Insurance going up by one per cent.
Manx Radio went out onto Strand Street to find out what people thought of the news:
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