Concerns have been raised about the "squeezed middle"
The chief minister insists support measures announced to help people with the rising cost of living WILL reach those who need it most.
It comes as a price increase of 43.9 percent for Manx Gas customers comes into force from today.
Concerns have been raised that the measures won't reach the "squeezed middle" - those who fall just outside the of eligibility for benefits.
But Alfred Cannan has dismissed those claims:
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