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Chief Minister Allan Bell has told a business audience there will be no tax increases in next month's Manx budget.
He told the 'State of the Nation' gathering: 'don't worry, that's not on the cards, as long as I am in charge'.
The event was held at the Mount Murray Hotel, and this is a small part of what Mr Bell had to say (listen to audio file below):
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