Minister responds to urgent question on rising energy costs
Around £1.5 million has been paid out through winter bonus schemes to help people on the Isle of Man with rising energy costs.
That's according to the treasury minister who revealed the figure after an urgent question in the House of Keys today (22 March).
David Ashford says rising electric and other fuel costs need to be consider in the wider context of the cost of living:
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