Chief Financial Officer can make exceptions - Cannan
The treasury minister says the chief financial officer has the final say on which businesses are eligible for the salary support scheme from the Isle of Man Government, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alf Cannan was questioned by Douglas South MHK Kate Costain during this afternoon's extraordinary virtual sitting of Tynwald, about which parts of the economy are currently 'excluded' from help:
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