Loss of car park income contributes to rate hike

£151,000 below budget due to lockdown

Loss of car park income has been blamed in part for a rate rise in Douglas.

The council held its budget debate yesterday where it said it was a ‘significant factor’ in hiking rates by 1.6 per cent.

From April to December last year the income from Shaw’s Brow and the Bottleneck was £151,000 below budget.

It's after parking charges were suspended during the lockdown.

Another £28,000 was predicted to be lost during this circuit breaker.