Ministers grilled over healthcare funding
Healthcare funding is back under the spotlight in the House of Keys this morning (12 November).
The chief minister has faced questions about Manx Care's overspend and whether further cuts to frontline services could be made to ensure the health body comes in on budget.
Earlier this month Manx Care was asked to refrain from further cuts with the Council of Ministers rejecting some cost-saving proposals.
Alfred Cannan was asked, how then can savings be made?
Meanwhile Treasury Minister Alex Allinson has reiterated that it's unlikely a two percent rise in Income Tax - ringfenced for health and social care - will be replaced by an NHS levy in next year's Budget:
You can listen to this morning's House of Keys coverage on Manx Radio AM1368, online and on smartphone apps.
"Clowngate": MHKs start 2026 with a war of words
Island has to 'plan for things we hope will never happen'
Free coffee mornings 'hugely important', says Douglas City Library
Local women gear up for international biking challenge
Isle of Man faces renewed scrutiny ahead of Moneyval inspection