Claire Christian says answer will be given when appropriate
The new health minister has refused to answer whether she believes Manx Care will come in on budget during this financial year.
Claire Christian has been responding to a question in the House of Keys.
She was asked whether or not the healthcare provider would be able to achieve its financial targets this year or next without impacting frontline services.
But Ms Christian didn't want divulge that information at this point:
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