Budget 'doesn't acknowledge private sector pain'

Chamber of Commerce reacts to government's spending plan

This year's budget doesn't acknowledge the pain the private sector is facing due to the cost of living crisis.

That's the view of the president of the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce, Kristan McDonald.

Treasury Minister Dr Alex Allinson announced government's spending plan for the next 12 months in Tynwald this morning.

But Mr McDonald says it doesn't do enough to support the business community: