Jersey voucher scheme: how would you spend your £100?

Thursday, 10 September 2020 17:42

All residents there given money to spend local

If you were given £100 in the post, how would you spend it?

For people living in Jersey, that's really happening.

The government there has started sending £100 to every man, woman and child, as part of an economic recovery package.

It's in the form of a pre-paid debit card, and there are some rules - you have two months, and it has to be spent with a local business.

Mollie Hegarty works in marketing.

She's already got her voucher, and has a good idea where it'll go, as she explained to Dollin Mercer:

But, Sarah Bailey from BBC Radio Jersey says not everybody is quite so excited:

It's unknown whether the Manx Government intends on following suit, but Manx Radio has contacted them for comment.

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