Treasury Minister appears at coronavirus media conference
The three-week circuit break lockdown is set to cost the Manx government somewhere between £8-10 million.
Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan made the announcement at this afternoon's coronavirus media conference.
It's as he discussed the reintroduction of the financial support programmes: the Salary Support Scheme and the Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance (MERA).
Mr Cannan gave this update:
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